Severe Ocular Cowpox in a Human, Finland
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suspected. However, F. philomiragia DNA was found in 19% of a sample of dog ticks (Dermacentor reticulatus) in France (9). This finding suggests that D. reticulatus, which is now broadly distributed across Europe because of global warming and increased travel with pets, may have a role in the life cycle and transmission of F. philomiragia (10). The patient did not own a dog and did not recall having had contact with dogs. However, his job (a municipal gardener) constituted a risk factor for tick bites in urban green spaces. Although multiple points for F. philomiragia to enter this patient were suspected, none were laboratory confirmed. Further investigation is needed to better define the natural life cycle of this organism, especially the role of tick species in its transmission.
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