TY - JOUR AU - Ohashi, Norio AU - Inayoshi, Megumi AU - Kitamura, Kayoko AU - Kawamori, Fumihiko AU - Kawaguchi, Daizoh AU - Nishimura, Yuusaku AU - Naitou, Hirotaka AU - Hiroi, Midori AU - Masuzawa, Toshiyuki T1 - Anaplasma phagocytophilum–infected Ticks, Japan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 11 SP - 1780 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of Ixodes persulcatus and I. ovatus ticks in Japan. Unique p44/msp2 paralogs (and/or 16S rRNA genes) were detected in tick tissues, salivary glands, and spleens of experimentally infected mice. These findings indicate the public health threat of anaplasmosis in Japan. KW - Anaplasma phagocytophilum KW - anaplasmosis KW - Ixodes KW - Japan KW - p44 protein KW - 16S ribosomal RNA KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1111.050407 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/05-0407_article ER - End of Reference