We examined 192 Ixodes ricinus tick nymphs from Denmark for the presence of Rickettsia spp. We used a species-specific real-time PCR; 13.0% of the ticks were positive for rickettsial DNA. Only DNA from Rickettsia helvetica was found in the ticks.
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