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Clinically, HGA is essentially indistinguishable from human monocytic ehrlichiosis, the infection caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and other tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease may be suspected. [15] As Ehrlichia serologies can be negative in the acute period, PCR is very useful for diagnosis. [16]
Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne [3] bacterial infection, [4] caused by bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae, genera Ehrlichia and Anaplasma. These obligate intracellular bacteria infect and kill white blood cells .
Patients with Lyme disease who are treated with appropriate antibiotics usually recover rapidly and completely. Antibiotics commonly used include doxycycline, amoxicillin, or cefuroxime axetil. For Anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Doxycycline is the first line treatment for adults and children of all ages. For ...
Tis the season of the ticks — and a time for residents to cover up and take precautions. A bite from a tiny tick can cause Lyme and other diseases, such as Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis ...
In 2010, there were 37 cases of Lyme disease in Ohio. By 2023, there were 1,298, a 35-fold increase, according to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). ... Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection ...
According to the CDC, ticks can transmit bacteria, viruses, and pathogens that lead to human illness through their feeding process.
The bacterium that causes Lyme is Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete. [15] A number of other bacteria are transmitted by ticks, such as Babesia (very important in the context of cattle), Ehrlichia (causes ehrlichiosis), Anaplasma (causes anaplasmosis), Rickettsia (causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever), and many others. [14]
Anaplasma phagocytophilum (formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophilum) [2] is a Gram-negative bacterium that is unusual in its tropism to neutrophils. It causes anaplasmosis in sheep and cattle, also known as tick-borne fever and pasture fever , and also causes the zoonotic disease human granulocytic anaplasmosis .