Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a pathogen of veterinary and medical importance. It is the causative agent of tick-borne fever (TBF) in ruminants (also known as bovine or ovine granulocytic anaplasmosis), and of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) in humans. In Europe, A. phagocytophilum is transmitted by Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus 1758) ticks. The aim of this study was to confirm the presence of A. phagocytophilum DNA in bloodsucking flies belonging to the Tabanidae family using molecular methods. It represents the first detection of this pathogen in Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus 1758), Tabanus bromius (Linnaeus 1758), and Tabanus distinguendus (Verrall 1909) in Europe.
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5 January 2019
Molecular Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Blood-Sucking Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Poland
Joanna Werszko,
Tomasz Szewczyk,
Żaneta Steiner-Bogdaszewska,
Zdzisław Laskowski,
Grzegorz Karbowiak
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 56 • No. 3
May 2019
Vol. 56 • No. 3
May 2019
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Haematopota pluvialis
Tabanidae
Tabanus bromius
Tabanus distinguendus
