title: First report of Rickettsia raoultii in field collected Dermacentor reticulatus ticks from Austria.
abstract: In a set of pooled field collected Dermacentor reticulatus ticks, Rickettsia raoultii, the causative agent of Tick-borne lymphadenopathy/Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy, was found for the first time in Austria. The coordinates of the positive locations for tick and pathogen abundance are given and shown in a map.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: georg.duscher@vetmeduni.ac.at.
authors.forename: Georg G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Duscher
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: adnan.hodzic@vetmeduni.ac.at.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hodžić
authors.affiliation: NBC-Defense School, Austrian Armed Forces, Platz der Eisenbahnpioniere 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria; Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: martin.weiler@gmx.at.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiler
authors.affiliation: Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology, Emergency Response Science and Technology, Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Alexander.Vaux@phe.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Alexander G C
authors.initials: AGC
authors.lastname: Vaux
authors.affiliation: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná 8, Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: rudolf@ivb.cz.
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rudolf
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene, University of Graz, Universitatsplatz 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Electronic address: wolfdieter.sixl@chello.at.
authors.forename: Wolfdieter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sixl
authors.affiliation: Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology, Emergency Response Science and Technology, Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom; Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging Infections & Zoonoses, Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Jolyon.Medlock@phe.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Jolyon M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Medlock
authors.affiliation: Avia-GIS, Risschotlei 33, Zoersel, Belgium. Electronic address: vversteirt@avia-gis.com.
authors.forename: Veerle
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Versteirt
authors.affiliation: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná 8, Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: zhubalek@brno.cas.cz.
authors.forename: Zdenek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hubálek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Austria; DEBONEL; Dermacentor reticulatus; Rickettsia raoultii; TIBOLA