[i]Candidatus[/i] Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Bank Voles, France

Muriel Taussat (1) , Danielle Le Rhun (1) , Jean-Philippe Buffet (1) , Narimane Maaoui (2) , Maxime Galan (3) , Emmanuel Guivier (3) , Nathalie Charbonnel (3) , Jean-Francois Cosson (3)

1 BIPAR - Biologie moléculaire et immunologie parasitaires et fongiques
2 INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
3 UMR CBGP - Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations

To further assess the geographic occurrence, possible vectors, and prevalence of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, we analyzed spleen tissues from 276 voles trapped close to human settlements in France; 5 were infected with the organism. Sequencing showed the isolates carried the same genotype as the bacteria that caused disease in humans and animals elsewhere in Europe.

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie

Muriel Taussat, Danielle Le Rhun, Jean-Philippe Buffet, Narimane Maaoui, Maxime Galan, et al.. [i]Candidatus[/i] Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Bank Voles, France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, 18 (12), pp.2063-2065. ⟨10.3201/eid1812.120846⟩. ⟨hal-01224017⟩