Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in North Norway. The First Laboratory Confirmed Case.docVIP

Acta vet. scand. 2005, 46, 167-171. Brief Communication Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in North Norway. The First Laboratory Con?rmed Case By S. Stuen1, A. Solli Oppegaard2, K. Bergstr?m3, and T. Moum1 1Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Sandnes, Nor- way, 2Norwegian Food Safety Authority, S?r-Helgeland, Br?nn?ysund, Norway, 3National Veterinary Institute, Department of Bacteriology, Uppsala, Sweden Tick-borne fever (TBF) caused by the bac- terium Anaplasma phagocytophilum (formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila) and transm