First identification of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in both a biting tick Ixodes nipponensis and a patient in Korea: a case report.
Seung Hun LeeNa-Ri ShinChoon-Mee KimSungdo ParkNa Ra YunDong Min KimDong Sik JungPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
We report a case of a patient diagnosed with HGA following admission for fever due to a tick bite. A. phagocytophilum was identified in both the tick and the patient, and A. phagocytophilum was successfully cultured. The present study suggests the need to investigate the possible incrimination of I. nipponensis as a vector for HGA in Korea.