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2018
Adult Hyalomma marginatum tick positive for Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Austria, October 2018
Autor:in
Duscher, Georg Gerhard; Hodzic, Adnan; Hufnagl, Peter; Wille-Piazzai, Walpurga; Schoetta, Anna-Margarita; Markowicz, Mateusz; Estrada-Pena, Agustin; Stanek, G.; Allerberger, Franz
Journal
Abstrakt
We report on a non-indigenous adult Hyalomma marginatum tick in Austria carrying the human pathogenic Rickettsia aeschlimannii; presumably introduced as a nymph via migratory birds and completed the moulting within the same year. It was negative for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, but the finding of R. aeschlimannii represents a potential threat for humans due to its zoonotic character. Awareness of invasive tick species and carried pathogens should be improved in central and northern Europe.
Schlagwörter
Animals; Austria; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; Bacterial Proteinsgenetics; Horses; Humans; Ixodidaemicrobiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rickettsiaclassificationgeneticsisolation & purification; Rickettsia Infectionsmicrobiologyveterinary; Sequence Analysis, DNAveterinary; Ticksmicrobiology; Zoonoses
Dokumententyp
Originalarbeit
CC Lizenz
CCBY
Open Access Type
Gold
ISSN/eISSN
1560-7917 -
10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1800595
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