Immunofluorescence analysis reveals no increased seroprevalence of anti-Bartonella schoenbuchensis-IgG antibodies in German forest workers
Our data speak against an increased seroprevalence of anti-B. schoenbuchensis IgG titers in FW, which are regularly exposed to deer keds, weakening the hypothesis that B. schoenbuchensis is transmitted to humans by deer keds.
Authors
- Volkhard A. J. Kempf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-7551)
- Annette Jurke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5245-8628)
- Wibke Ballhorn
- Johan A. Malmström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2889-7169)
- Sounak Chowdhury
- Lotta Happonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5922-4549)
- Heike Podlich
- Kim Nina Buntrock
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Lund University (SE)
- University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum (DE)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06856-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bartonella species infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05
Funders
- Robert Koch Institut
- Elanco Animal Health