Infections with Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Cytokine Responses in 2 Persons Bitten by Ticks, Sweden

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Grankvist, Anna ; Sandelin, Lisa Labbé ; Andersson, Jennie ; Fryland, Linda ; Wilhelmsson, Peter ; Lindgren, Per-Eric ; Forsberg, Pia ; Wennerås, Christine
• Description:
  The prevalence of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection was determined in 102 persons bitten by ticks in Sweden. Two infected women had erythematous rashes; 1 was co-infected with a Borrelia sp., and the other showed seroconversion for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Both patients had increased levels of Neoehrlichia DNA and serum cytokines for several months.
• Subjects:
  Anaplasma Phagocytophilum Anaplasmataceae Bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato Candidatus Neoehrlichia Mikurensis Cytokine Responses Dispatch Erythema Immunocompetence Infections With Candidatus Neoehrlichia Mikurensis And Cytokine Responses In 2 Persons Bitten By Ticks, Sweden Sweden Tick-borne Infections Ticks Vector-borne Infections

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(8):1462-1465.
• Pubmed ID:
  26197035
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4517700
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d88c29652612d5167fce9c52fa93f4376c2952a9618fd19079c88c4d3a704a70
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32664/cdc_32664_DS1.pdf
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