Abstract
<i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>, Sardinia, Italy
Highlights
This study investigated A. phagocytophilum in Sardinia
Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA was obtained from strain NCH-1 and used as positive control in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reactions
Bootstrapped neighbor-joining trees confirmed the identity of the new sequences obtained, which are closely related to human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) strains isolated in Europe and the United States (Figure)
Summary
Q fever in humans and animals in the United States. To the Editor: Anaplasma phagocytophilum (formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila), a tick-transmitted pathogen that infects several animal species, including humans (involved as accidental “dead-end” hosts), is the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA). Only 2 human cases have been reported in Italy [4], serologic and molecular findings have shown A. phagocytophilum infections in dogs and Ixodes ricinus ticks [5].
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