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- Title
Expanded Geographic Distribution and Clinical Characteristics of Ehrlichia ewingii Infections, United States.
- Authors
Harris, Rebecca M.; Couturier, Brianne A.; Sample, Stephan C.; Coulter, Katrina S.; Casey, Kathleen K.; Schlaberg, Robert
- Abstract
Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial zoonosis, spread through the bites of infected ticks, that is most commonly caused in the United States by infection with the bacterium Ehrlichia chaffeensis. We retrospectively reviewed samples from an 18-month study of ehrlichiosis in the United States and found that E. ewingii was present in 10 (9.2%) of 109 case-patients with ehrlichiosis, a higher rate of infection with this species than had previously been reported. Two patients resided in New Jersey and Indiana, where cases have not been reported. All patients with available case histories recovered. Our study suggests a higher prevalence and wider geographic distribution of E. ewingii in the United States than previous reports have indicated.
- Subjects
UNITED States; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; RICKETTSIAL diseases; DISEASE prevalence; ANTIBIOTICS; DIAGNOSIS of ehrlichiosis; ANIMALS; ANIMAL diseases; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; GRAM-negative bacteria; PUBLIC health surveillance; RNA; TREATMENT effectiveness; RETROSPECTIVE studies; BACTERIAL antibodies
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 5, p862
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2205.152009