First report of Rickettsia raoultii in field collected Dermacentor reticulatus ticks from Austria

Georg G Duscher; Adnan Hodžić; Martin Weiler; Alexander G C Vaux; Ivo Rudolf; Wolfdieter Sixl; Jolyon M Medlock; Veerle Versteirt; Zdenek Hubálek

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.02.022

First report of Rickettsia raoultii in field collected Dermacentor reticulatus ticks from Austria

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Jul;7(5):720-722. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.02.022. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Authors

Georg G Duscher¹, Adnan Hodžić², Martin Weiler³, Alexander G C Vaux⁴, Ivo Rudolf⁵, Wolfdieter Sixl⁶, Jolyon M Medlock⁷, Veerle Versteirt⁸, Zdenek Hubálek⁹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ NBC-Defense School, Austrian Armed Forces, Platz der Eisenbahnpioniere 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria; Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology, Emergency Response Science and Technology, Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná 8, Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁶ Institute of Hygiene, University of Graz, Universitatsplatz 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁷ Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology, Emergency Response Science and Technology, Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom; Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging Infections & Zoonoses, Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁸ Avia-GIS, Risschotlei 33, Zoersel, Belgium. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁹ Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná 8, Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26976704
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.02.022

Abstract

In a set of pooled field collected Dermacentor reticulatus ticks, Rickettsia raoultii, the causative agent of Tick-borne lymphadenopathy/Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy, was found for the first time in Austria. The coordinates of the positive locations for tick and pathogen abundance are given and shown in a map.

Keywords: Austria; DEBONEL; Dermacentor reticulatus; Rickettsia raoultii; TIBOLA.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Austria
Dermacentor / microbiology*
Rickettsia / classification*
Rickettsia / genetics
Rickettsia / isolation & purification*