Spiroplasma ixodetis in Ticks Removed from Humans, Sweden and Aland Islands, Finland.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of Spiroplasma ixodetis in ticks that have bitten humans in Sweden and in the Åland Islands, Finland, was 2.6%, with observed significant geographic differences between regions. The pathogen was not detected in blood samples from participants bitten by S. ixodetis-positive ticks, indicating low risk for transmission to humans.

SUBMITTER: Lager M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704539 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature