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Associations ofAnaplasma phagocytophilumBacteria Variants inIxodes scapularisTicks and Humans, New York, USA
23 Feb 2023
Abstract excerpt
Anaplasmosis, caused by the tickborne bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum, is an emerging public health threat in the United States. In the northeastern United States, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) transmits the human pathogenic genetic variant of A. phagocytophilum (Ap-ha) and a nonpathogenic variant (Ap-V1). New York has recently experienced a rapid and geographically focused increase in cases of...
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