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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 41, 2009 - Issue 1
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Detection of Rickettsia spp. in Danish ticks (Acari: Ixodes ricinus) using real-time PCR

Claus Bo Svendsen From the Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, CopenhagenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karen A. Krogfelt From the Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen
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Per Moestrup Jensen Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Pages 70-72 | Received 21 Sep 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

We examined 192 Ixodes ricinus tick nymphs from Denmark for the presence of Rickettsia spp. We used a species-specific real-time PCR; 13.0% of the ticks were positive for rickettsial DNA. Only DNA from Rickettsia helvetica was found in the ticks.

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