“Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near the Arctic Circle in Norway
Abstract Background “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” is a gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae that, in Europe, is transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks. “Candidatus N. mikurensis” can cause a severe systemic inflammatory syndrome, neoehrlichiosis, mostly in persons with...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4db7c9ccd769446e960cd10f51fc4f57 2023-05-15T14:52:04+02:00 “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near the Arctic Circle in Norway Clarinda Larsson Dag Hvidsten Snorre Stuen Anna J. Henningsson Peter Wilhelmsson 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3168-y https://doaj.org/article/4db7c9ccd769446e960cd10f51fc4f57 EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3168-y https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305 doi:10.1186/s13071-018-3168-y 1756-3305 https://doaj.org/article/4db7c9ccd769446e960cd10f51fc4f57 Parasites & Vectors, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” Ixodes ricinus Neoehrlichiosis Tick-borne pathogen Arctic Circle Norway Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3168-y 2022-12-31T13:34:06Z Abstract Background “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” is a gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae that, in Europe, is transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks. “Candidatus N. mikurensis” can cause a severe systemic inflammatory syndrome, neoehrlichiosis, mostly in persons with other underlying diseases. To date, “Ca. N. mikurensis” has been found in ticks in different countries in Asia and Europe, but never as far north as at the Arctic Circle. Methods A total of 1104 I. ricinus ticks collected from vegetation and from animals in northern Norway (64–68°N) were analysed for the prevalence of “Ca. N. mikurensis”. Of them, 495 ticks were collected from vegetation by flagging and 609 ticks were collected from dogs and cats. Total nucleic acid extracted from the ticks were converted to cDNA and analyzed with real-time PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene of “Ca. N. mikurensis”. Positive samples were further analysed by nested PCR and sequencing. Results “Candidatus N. mikurensis” was detected in 11.2% of all collected I. ricinus ticks in northern Norway. The prevalence differed between ticks collected from vegetation (18.2%; 90/495) compared to ticks collected from dogs and cats (5.6%; 34/609). The ticks from dogs and cats were collected in Brønnøy area and seven additional districts further north. The prevalence of “Ca. N. mikurensis” in these ticks differed between geographical localities, with the highest prevalence in the Brønnøy area. Conclusions The detection of “Ca. N. mikurensis” in I. ricinus ticks from the Arctic Circle in northern Norway indicates potential risk for tick-bitten humans at this latitude to be infected with “Ca. N. mikurensis”. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Brønnøy Northern Norway Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway Brønnøy ENVELOPE(12.206,12.206,65.468,65.468) Parasites & Vectors 11 1 |
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Abstract Background “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” is a gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae that, in Europe, is transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks. “Candidatus N. mikurensis” can cause a severe systemic inflammatory syndrome, neoehrlichiosis, mostly in persons with other underlying diseases. To date, “Ca. N. mikurensis” has been found in ticks in different countries in Asia and Europe, but never as far north as at the Arctic Circle. Methods A total of 1104 I. ricinus ticks collected from vegetation and from animals in northern Norway (64–68°N) were analysed for the prevalence of “Ca. N. mikurensis”. Of them, 495 ticks were collected from vegetation by flagging and 609 ticks were collected from dogs and cats. Total nucleic acid extracted from the ticks were converted to cDNA and analyzed with real-time PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene of “Ca. N. mikurensis”. Positive samples were further analysed by nested PCR and sequencing. Results “Candidatus N. mikurensis” was detected in 11.2% of all collected I. ricinus ticks in northern Norway. The prevalence differed between ticks collected from vegetation (18.2%; 90/495) compared to ticks collected from dogs and cats (5.6%; 34/609). The ticks from dogs and cats were collected in Brønnøy area and seven additional districts further north. The prevalence of “Ca. N. mikurensis” in these ticks differed between geographical localities, with the highest prevalence in the Brønnøy area. Conclusions The detection of “Ca. N. mikurensis” in I. ricinus ticks from the Arctic Circle in northern Norway indicates potential risk for tick-bitten humans at this latitude to be infected with “Ca. N. mikurensis”. |
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“Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near the Arctic Circle in Norway |
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“Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near the Arctic Circle in Norway |
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“Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near the Arctic Circle in Norway |
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