Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen"
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Cervids as sentinel-species for tick-borne encephalitis virus in Norway - A serological study
Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Das Neves, Carlos G; Granquist, Erik Georg; Madslien, Knut Ivar Engesæter; Stuen, Snorre; Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen; Vikse, Rose; Rocchi, Mara; Laming, Eleanor; Stiasny, Karin; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Tick‐borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the causative agent of tick‐borne encephalitis (TBE). TBEV is one of the most important neurological pathogens transmitted by tick bites in Europe. The objectives of this study were ... -
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 ... -
Development of a Real‑Time PCR Method for the Detection of European and Siberian Subtypes of Tick‑Borne Encephalitis Virus
Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen; Jenkins, Andrew; Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Basset, Coraline; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is transmitted to humans through tick bites. In recent years, the appearance of the Siberian subtype of TBEV in Ixodes ricinus in Finland, together with deaths from the normally ... -
Distribution of Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes ricinus ticks along the coast of Norway: The western seaboard is a low-prevalence region
Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen; Jenkins, Andrew; Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Yohanns B, Okbaldet; Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord; Lamsal, Alaka; Soleng, Arnulf; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Neoehrlichia mikurensis is a tick‐borne pathogen widespread among ticks and rodents in Europe and Asia. A previous study on Ixodes ricinus ticks in Norway suggested that N. mikurensis was scarce or absent on the south‐west ... -
Tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from migratory birds in southern Norway
Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen; Jenkins, Andrew; Kjelland, Vivian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Birds are important hosts for the first life stages of the Ixodes ricinus tick and they can transport their parasites over long distances. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi ...