Emergence of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in France

Sophie Edouard; Christelle Koebel; François Goehringer; Cristina Socolovschi; Benoit Jaulhac; Didier Raoult; Philippe Brouqui

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.002

Emergence of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in France

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2012 Dec;3(5-6):403-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.002. Epub 2012 Oct 17.

Authors

Sophie Edouard¹, Christelle Koebel, François Goehringer, Cristina Socolovschi, Benoit Jaulhac, Didier Raoult, Philippe Brouqui

Affiliation

¹ Aix Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche en Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, WHO Collaborative Center for Rickettsioses and Other Arthropod Borne Bacterial Diseases, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.

PMID: 23182272
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.002

Abstract

In France, only one case of tick-borne human granulocytic anaplasmosis has been described in the literature (in 2003). Here, we report 5 new human cases of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection from north-eastern France diagnosed in our laboratory in south-eastern France by serology and molecular biology. This increase is directly related to more physician interest in this disease and the implementation of a new PCR tool.

MeSH terms

Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
Anaplasma phagocytophilum / immunology
Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
Bacteriological Techniques
Ehrlichiosis / diagnosis*
Ehrlichiosis / microbiology*
France
Humans
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Serologic Tests