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. 2016 Mar;7(2):367-70.
doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.12.009. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

New foci of Haemaphysalis punctata and Dermacentor reticulatus in the Netherlands

Tim R Hofmeester  1 , Pieter-Bas van der Lei  2 , Arieke Docters van Leeuwen  3 , Hein Sprong  3 , Sipke E van Wieren  2
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New foci of Haemaphysalis punctata and Dermacentor reticulatus in the Netherlands

Tim R Hofmeester et al. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Mar.
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Abstract

In 2014 Haemaphysalis punctata was found in several locations on the mainland of the Netherlands for the first time since 1897. In the same areas Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus were found. Haemaphysalis punctata and D. reticulatus were tested for presence of Babesia spp. and Rickettsia spp. by PCR. Babesia spp. and spotted fever Rickettsiae were not detected in any of the collected H. punctata, while several D. reticulatus (6%) collected from the same areas were found to be positive for R. raoultii, a causative agent of tick-borne lymphadenopathy. We discuss the role of free-ranging domestic animals in maintaining H. punctata and D. reticulatus populations in dune areas in the Netherlands.

Keywords: Babesia spp.; Dunes; Grazing; Livestock; Rickettsia raoultii.

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