“Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near the Arctic Circle in Norway

• Published in: Parasites & Vectors
• Main Authors: Clarinda Larsson, Dag Hvidsten, Snorre Stuen, Anna J. Henningsson, Peter Wilhelmsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2018
• Subjects: “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis”; Ixodes ricinus; Neoehrlichiosis; Tick-borne pathogen; Arctic Circle; Norway; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Brønnøy; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3168-y; https://doaj.org/article/4db7c9ccd769446e960cd10f51fc4f57

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...