Authors: Michael Schwameis, Julia Auer, Dieter Mitteregger, Ingrid Simonitsch-Klupp, Michael Ramharter, Heinz Burgmann, and Heimo Lagler
Summary: Candidatus Neoehrlichia is increasingly being recognized worldwide as a tickborne pathogen. We report a case of symptomatic neoehrlichiosis in an immunocompetent Austria resident who had recently returned from travel in Tanzania. The use of Anaplasmataceae-specific PCR to determine the duration of antimicrobial therapy seems reasonable to avert recrudescence.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases; Vol. 22, No. 2 (02/2016)