• Detection of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Norway up to the northern limit of Ixodes ricinus distribution using a novel real time PCR test targeting the groEL gene 

      Jenkins, Andrew; Raasok, Cecilie; Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen; Jensen, Kristine; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Soleng, Arnulf; Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord; Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth H.; Kjelland, Vivian; Stuen, Snorre; Hvidsten, Dag; Kristiansen, Bjørn Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis is an emerging tick-borne pathogen. It is widely distributed in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe, but knowledge of its distribution in Norway, where I. ricinus reaches its ...
    • The distribution limit of the common tick, Ixodes ricinus, and some associated pathogens in north-western Europe 

      Hvidsten, Dag; Frafjord, Karl; Gray, Jeremy S.; Henningsson, Anna Jonsson; Jenkins, Andrew; Kristiansen, Bjørn Erik; Lager, Malin; Rognerud, Bjørg; Slåtsve, Arne Martin; Stordal, Frode; Stuen, Snorre; Wilhelmsson, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In north-western Europe, the common tick, Ixodes ricinus, is widely established, its distribution appears to be increasing and the spread of tick-borne diseases is of increasing concern. The project ‘Flått i Nord’ (Ticks ...
    • Ixodes ricinus and Borrelia prevalence at the Arctic Circle in Norway 

      Hvidsten, Dag; Stuen, Snorre; Jenkins, Andrew; Dienus, Olaf; Olsen, Renate Slind; Kristiansen, Bjørn-Erik; Mehl, Reidar Arne; Matussek, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      The distribution limit of Ixodes ricinus ticks in northwestern Europe (Brønnøy, Norway, 1° south of the Arctic Circle), has been known since the 1930s. To reconfirm this finding and extend studies in the areas adjacent to ...