Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in bank voles, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;18(12):2063-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1812.120846.

Abstract

To further assess the geographic occurrence, possible vectors, and prevalence of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, we analyzed spleen tissues from 276 voles trapped close to human settlements in France; 5 were infected with the organism. Sequencing showed the isolates carried the same genotype as the bacteria that caused disease in humans and animals elsewhere in Europe.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anaplasmataceae / classification
  • Anaplasmataceae / genetics
  • Anaplasmataceae / isolation & purification*
  • Anaplasmataceae Infections / veterinary*
  • Anaplasmataceae Infections / virology
  • Animals
  • Arvicolinae / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • France / epidemiology
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Phylogeny

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial