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Occurrence of Bartonella henselae and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato co-infections in ticks collected from humans in Germany
Article first published online: 10 NOV 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03363.x
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Mietze, A., Strube, C., Beyerbach, M., Schnieder, T. and Goethe, R. (2011), Occurrence of Bartonella henselae and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato co-infections in ticks collected from humans in Germany. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 17: 918–920. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03363.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 17 JUN 2011
- Article first published online: 10 NOV 2010
- Accepted manuscript online: 6 SEP 2010 11:53AM EST
- Original Submission: 6 July 2010; Revised Submission: 19 August 2010; Accepted: 20 August 2010 Editor: D. Raoult Article published online: 6 September 2010
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Keywords:
- Co-infection;
- PCR;
- ticks
Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17: 918–920
Abstract
Bartonella (B.) henselae is the zoonotic agent of cat scratch disease. B. henselae has been associated with therapy-resistant Lyme disease in humans suggesting that B. henselae and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato might be transmitted concurrently by ticks. In the present study we found that 16 (6.9%) of 230 Ixodes ricinus collected from humans harboured DNA of Bartonella spp. Fifteen positive ticks were infected with B. henselae and one tick with B. clarridgeiae. Twenty-five percent of the 16 Bartonella positive ticks were co-infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Our data show that B. henselae is present in Ixodes ricinus and that ticks may serve as source of infection for humans.