Serological evidence of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Switzerland

N. Pusterla; R. Weber; C. Wolfensberger; G. Schär; R. Zbinden; W. Fierz; J. E. Madigan; J. S. Dumler; H. Lutz

doi:10.1007/BF01691120

Serological evidence of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Switzerland

N. Pusterla^*, R. Weber, C. Wolfensberger, G. Schär, R. Zbinden, W. Fierz, J. E. Madigan, J. S. Dumler, H. Lutz

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Abstract

To investigate whether human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) is prevalent in Switzerland, 1515 human serum samples from individuals with different risks for tick exposure were tested for antibodies to Ehrlichia phagocytophila, a surrogate marker of the agent of HGE. The distribution of titres showed marked differences between sera of individuals with no or low risk for tick exposure and those with a high risk. The results of serological testing provided evidence of HGE in Switzerland as well as evidence of two types of coinfections, those with the agent of HGE and Borrelia burgdorferi, and those with the agent of HGE and the central European tickborne encephalitis virus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	207-209
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691120
State	Published - 1998

Keywords

Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis
Indirect immunofluorescent antibody test
Prevalence
Switzerland

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