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Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 6 Jul 2016
Nieto Nathan C, Salkeld Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
In California, the agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), Anaplasma phagocytophilum, is transmitted by western black-legged ticks (Ixodes pacificus). Cases of HGA are infrequent in California but do occur annually. We investigated nymphal and adult western black-legged tick populations in 20 recreational areas in California's San Francisco Bay Area (Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and...
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