Ehrlichia infection in Italy.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nuti, M. ; Serafini, D. A. ; Bassetti, D. ; Ghionni, A. ; Russino, F. ; Rombolà, P. ; Macri, G. ; Lillini, E.
• Description:
  Immunoglobulin M seroconversion to Ehrlichia chaffeensis was documented in U.S. citizens bitten by ticks in Sardinia. Seven cases of suspected ehrlichiosis in local residents were not confirmed by laboratory tests. In Alpine areas antibodies to E. phagocytophila were detected in persons at high risk, i.e., foresters (8.6%) and hunters (5.5%), and in controls (1.5%). Of 153 persons bitten by ticks, only one was Ehrlichia antibody-positive after 6 months.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Child
  • Ehrlichia Chaffeensis
  • Ehrlichiosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 4(4):663-665.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Italy
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15554/cdc_15554_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 71.97 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ffd5f1092e465e2cbffccc050023bec75a2d63cca41e52d08e5983e696b50e04