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Abstract

We report on a non-indigenous adult tick in Austria carrying the human pathogenic ; presumably introduced as a nymph via migratory birds and completed the moulting within the same year. It was negative for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, but the finding of represents a potential threat for humans due to its zoonotic character. Awareness of invasive tick species and carried pathogens should be improved in central and northern Europe.

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Adult Hyalomma marginatum tick positive for Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Austria, October 2018
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Georg+Gerhard+Duscher&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Duscher Georg Gerhard</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Adnan+Hod%C5%BEi%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hodžić Adnan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Peter+Hufnagl&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hufnagl Peter</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Walpurga+Wille-Piazzai&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wille-Piazzai Walpurga</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anna-Magarita+Sch%C3%B6tta&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schötta Anna-Magarita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mateusz+Andrzej+Markowicz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Markowicz Mateusz Andrzej</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Agust%C3%ADn+Estrada-Pe%C3%B1a&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Estrada-Peña Agustín</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gerold+Stanek&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Stanek Gerold</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Franz+Allerberger&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Allerberger Franz</a></span>. Adult Hyalomma marginatum tick positive for Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Austria, October 2018. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2018;23(48):pii=1800595. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1800595" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1800595</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 30 Oct 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 29 Nov 2018 </span> </p>
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