Neoehrlichiosis: an emerging tick-borne zoonosis caused by Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis.
Abstract
Candidatus
Neoehrlichia mikurensis is an emerging tick-borne pathogen causing a
systemic inflammatory syndrome mostly in persons with underlying
hematologic or autoimmune diseases. As it is neither well-known nor
well-recognized, it might be misdiagnosed as recurrence of the
underlying disease or as an unrelated arteriosclerotic vascular event.
The pathogen is transmitted by hard ticks of the genus Ixodes and is closely associated with rodents in which transplacental transmission occurs. Transovarial transmission in ticks has not yet been shown. Infection rates vary greatly in ticks and rodents, but the causes for its spatiotemporal variations are largely unknown.
This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on the geographical distribution and clinical importance of Ca. N. mikurensis. By elucidating the life history traits of this pathogen and determining more accurately its incidence in the human population, a better assessment of its public health relevance can be made.
Most urgent research needs are
The pathogen is transmitted by hard ticks of the genus Ixodes and is closely associated with rodents in which transplacental transmission occurs. Transovarial transmission in ticks has not yet been shown. Infection rates vary greatly in ticks and rodents, but the causes for its spatiotemporal variations are largely unknown.
This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on the geographical distribution and clinical importance of Ca. N. mikurensis. By elucidating the life history traits of this pathogen and determining more accurately its incidence in the human population, a better assessment of its public health relevance can be made.
Most urgent research needs are
- the in vitro-cultivation of the pathogen,
- the development of specific serological tests,
- the determination of the full genomic sequence,
- the routine implementation of molecular diagnosis in diseased patients with a particular panel of underlying diseases,
- and promoting the knowledge about neoehrlichiosis among general practitioners, hospital physicians and the risk groups such as forest workers or immune-compromised people to raise awareness about this disease that can easily be treated when correctly diagnosed.
KEYWORDS:
Anaplasmataceae; Apodemus spp.; Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurenis; Diagnostics; Haematological disorders; Immunodeficiency; Ixodes persulcatus; Ixodes ricinus; Myodes spp.; Rodents; Thrombosis; TreatmentRuotsin lääkärilehti aloitaa viimeksimainitusta tärkeästä asiasta: julkaisee yksityiskohtaisen potilastapauksen, josa ilmenee kaikki tälle bakteerille tyypilliset seikat ja täten valaisee ongelmaa ja lisää tietoa tästäkin anibiootilla hoidetavasta punkkibakteerista Ca. N. mikurensis.
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