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. 1999 Oct;37(10):3390-1.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.10.3390-3391.1999.

Molecular evidence of coinfection of ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent in Switzerland

C M Leutenegger  1 , N Pusterla, C N Mislin, R Weber, H Lutz
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Molecular evidence of coinfection of ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent in Switzerland

C M Leutenegger et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Oct.

Abstract

Adult Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected in Switzerland and tested for the presence of coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent by real-time PCR. Of 100 ticks, 49% were positive for B. burgdorferi and 2% were positive for the HGE agent. The two HGE agent-positive ticks were also found to be positive for B. burgdorferi.

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