natural transmission cycle that involves tick vectors, among which Ixodes ricinus is the most
important. The present paper reports the prevalence and geographical distribution of A.
phagocytophilum in 10,438 questing Ixodes ricinus ticks collected at 113 locations from 40
counties of Romania. The unfed ticks were examined for the presence of A.
phagocytophilum by PCR targeting a portion of ankA gene. The overall prevalence of …