Rickettsia Spp. in Ixodes Ricinus Ticks in Bavaria, Germany.
From: Department of Virology and Rickettsiology, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Neuherbergstrasse 11, 80937 Munich, Germany. RomanWoelfel@Bundeswehr.org
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Publish Date: Oct 2006
- ISSN: 0077-8923
- Volume: 1078
- Issue:
- Pages: 509-11
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Wölfel R, Terzioglu R, Kiessling J, et al. Rickettsia Spp. in Ixodes Ricinus Ticks in Bavaria, Germany.. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. Oct 2006;1078:509-11
Abstract
This study aims to provide information on the occurrence of spotted fever rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus ticks in southern Germany. A total of 2,141 I. ricinus ticks was collected in Bavaria. Pools of 5-10 ticks were studied by a PCR targeting the rickettsial citrate synthase gene gltA. The average prevalence rate was 12% (257 of 2,141). Sequencing data exclusively identified Rickettsia helvetica DNA. Results and other data demonstrate the possible role of R. helvetica in I. ricinus as a source of human infections in southern Germany.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, DNA, Bacterial, Female, Germany, Humans, Ixodes, Larva, Male, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Population Density, Rickettsia, Rickettsia Infections, Tick Infestations
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