In August 2023, ehrlichiosis was confirmed in a patient in Italy with a Haemaphysalis punctata tick attached to his neck. Gene sequences of Ehrlichia canis from the tick and the patient were identical, indicating a potential risk for this uncommon infection for persons participating in outdoor activities.
Ehrlichia canis in Human and Tick, Italy, 2023 / Sgroi, Giovanni; D’Alessio, Nicola; Veneziano, Vincenzo; Rofrano, Giuseppe; Fusco, Giovanna; Carbonara, Mariaelisa; Dantas-Torres, Filipe; Otranto, Domenico; Iatta, Roberta. - In: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1080-6059. - 30:12(2024), pp. 2651-2654. [10.3201/eid3012.240339]
Ehrlichia canis in Human and Tick, Italy, 2023
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In August 2023, ehrlichiosis was confirmed in a patient in Italy with a Haemaphysalis punctata tick attached to his neck. Gene sequences of Ehrlichia canis from the tick and the patient were identical, indicating a potential risk for this uncommon infection for persons participating in outdoor activities.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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