Abstract
In order to evaluate the potential risks of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in Slovakia, blood and serum samples of hunters and foresters from the northern parth of Slovakia were tested. We present the first case of HGA from Slovakia confirmed by nested PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene fragment of A. phagocytophilum.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
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Anaplasmosis / blood
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Anaplasmosis / diagnosis*
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DNA, Bacterial / blood
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Forestry
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Occupational Diseases / blood
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Occupational Diseases / diagnosis*
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Occupational Diseases / microbiology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Slovakia