Publications
| spotted fever group rickettsiae in dermacentor reticulatus and haemaphysalis punctata ticks in the uk. | spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsiae have recently been identified for the first time in uk ticks. this included the findings of rickettsia helvetica in ixodes ricinus and rickettsia raoultii in dermacentor reticulatus. this paper further investigates the occurrence of sfg rickettsiae in additional geographically distinct populations of d. reticulatus, and for the first time, investigates the occurrence of sfg rickettsiae in uk populations of haemaphysalis punctata ticks. | 2013 | 23870197 |
| new foci of haemaphysalis punctata and dermacentor reticulatus in the netherlands. | in 2014 haemaphysalis punctata was found in several locations on the mainland of the netherlands for the first time since 1897. in the same areas dermacentor reticulatus and ixodes ricinus were found. haemaphysalis punctata and d. reticulatus were tested for presence of babesia spp. and rickettsia spp. by pcr. babesia spp. and spotted fever rickettsiae were not detected in any of the collected h. punctata, while several d. reticulatus (6%) collected from the same areas were found to be positive ... | 2016 | 26726807 |