Human granulocytic anaplasmosis acquired in Connecticut, USA, diagnosed in Vienna, Austria, 2015

Mateusz Markowicz; Anna-Margarita Schötta; Michiel Wijnveld; Gerold Stanek

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.12.004

Human granulocytic anaplasmosis acquired in Connecticut, USA, diagnosed in Vienna, Austria, 2015

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;84(4):347-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.12.004. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

Authors

Mateusz Markowicz¹, Anna-Margarita Schötta², Michiel Wijnveld², Gerold Stanek²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 26778486
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.12.004

Abstract

Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an intracellular pathogen transmitted by hard ticks. We report a patient who had acquired the infection in Connecticut, USA, and was diagnosed in Vienna, Austria, using PCR methods. Imported HGA from the United States to Austria is a rare event.

Keywords: Anaplasma phagocytophilum; HGA; Human granulocytic anaplasmosis; PCR; Tick; Tick-borne disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
Anaplasmosis / complications
Anaplasmosis / diagnosis*
Anaplasmosis / pathology*
Austria
Connecticut
Female
Granulocytes / immunology*
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Leukocytosis / complications
Leukocytosis / diagnosis*
Leukocytosis / pathology*
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Travel