Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;18(10):1636-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1810.120594.
To identify Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection in northeastern China, we tested blood samples from 622 febrile patients. We identified in 7 infected patients and natural foci for this bacterium. Field surveys showed that 1.6% of ticks and 3.8% of rodents collected from residences of patients were also infected.
为了在中国东北地区鉴定新型卡里莫司汀尼亚菌(Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis)感染,我们测试了 622 名发热患者的血液样本。我们在 7 名感染患者和该细菌的自然疫源地中鉴定出了这种病原体。野外调查显示,从患者住所采集的 1.6%的蜱和 3.8%的啮齿动物也受到了感染。