Distribution of Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes ricinus ticks along the coast of Norway: The western seaboard is a low-prevalence region

• Published in: Zoonoses and Public Health
• Main Authors: Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen, Jenkins, Andrew, Paulsen, Katrine Mørk, Yohanns B, Okbaldet, Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord, Lamsal, Alaka, Soleng, Arnulf, Andreassen, Åshild Kristine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Brønnøysund; Nordland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2661588; https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12662

Neoehrlichia mikurensis is a tick‐borne pathogen widespread among ticks and rodents in Europe and Asia. A previous study on Ixodes ricinus ticks in Norway suggested that N. mikurensis was scarce or absent on the south‐west coast of Norway, but abundant elsewhere. The aim of this study was to further...