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Genetic characterization of a novel Ehrlichia chaffeensis genotype from an Amblyomma tenellum tick from South Texas, USA.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Sept 2022
Arroyave Esteban, Quade Bethany, Mendell Nicole L, Blanton Lucas S, Bouyer Donald H
Abstract excerpt
Ehrlichia chaffeensis is the causative agent of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (HME), a disease that ranges in severity from mild to fatal infection. Ehrlichia chaffeensis is maintained in a zoonotic cycle involving white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) as the main vertebrate reservoir and lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) as its principal vector. Through complete genomic analysis from human...
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