Bjöersdorff A, Bergström S, Massung R F, Haemig P D, Olsen B
Kalmar County Hospital, Sweden.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Sep-Oct;7(5):877-9. doi: 10.3201/eid0705.017517.
During the spring of 1996, an estimated 581,395 Ehrlichia-infected ticks were imported into Sweden by migrating birds. Ehrlichia gene sequences found in ticks collected from these migrating birds were identical to those of granulocytic ehrlichiosis found in domestic animals and humans in Sweden. These findings support the idea that birds may play a role in dispersing Ehrlichia.
1996年春季,据估计有581395只感染埃立克体的蜱虫随候鸟迁徙进入瑞典。从这些候鸟身上采集的蜱虫中发现的埃立克体基因序列,与在瑞典家畜和人类身上发现的粒细胞埃立克体病的基因序列相同。这些发现支持了鸟类可能在埃立克体传播中起作用的观点。