Candidatus Neoehrlichia is increasingly being recognized worldwide as a tickborne pathogen. We report a case of symptomatic neoehrlichiosis in an immunocompetent Austria resident who had recently returned from travel in Tanzania. The use of Anaplasmataceae-specific PCR to determine the duration of antimicrobial therapy seems reasonable to avert recrudescence.
Keywords: Anaplasmataceae-specific PCR; Austria; Candidatus Neoehrlichia; bacteria; diagnosis; human; immunocompetent; imported; neoehrlichiosis; therapeutic guidance; tick-borne; tickborne; travel-associated.