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Detection of Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus ticks in a region of Middle Germany (Thuringia)
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Anke Hildebrandt
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Angela Krämer
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Svea Sachse
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Eberhard Straube
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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
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Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma spp. are regarded as potentially emerging tick-borne pathogens, but so far data on prevalence rates in questing ticks and reports on human diseases in several parts of Europe are rarely available. In this study, 430 nymphs and 570 adult Ixodes (I.) ricinus ticks were collected from a frequently visited forest region of Thuringia (Zeitzgrund, near Stadtroda) in 2006 (n=506) and 2007 (n=494). Individual ticks were investigated for a part of the citrate synthase gene (gltA) of Rickettsia spp. and the 16S rRNA gene of Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Positive amplicons were identified with restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and/or sequencing. Overall, 14.7% (147/1000) of investigated ticks were infected with Rickettsia spp. After sequencing of 64/147 positive amplicons R. helvetica (29/64) was detected predominantly. Prevalence varied in different developmental stages between 9.3% (40/430) in nymphs and 18.8% (107/570) in adults. A. phagocytophilum-specific DNA was detected in 5.4% (54/1000) of ticks with an infection rate of 4.7% (20/430) in nymphs and 6.0% (34/570) in adults. In 1% (10/1000) of ticks coinfections with Rickettsia spp. and A. phagocytophilum were found. Our study provides interesting insights into the circulation and cocirculation of different rickettsial species and A. phagocytophilum in the same biotope. Copyright © 2009 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Abbreviated Title:
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
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Elsevier BV
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1877959X
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March 2010
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10.1016/j.ttbdis.2009.11.005
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21771511
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