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Shrews and Mice Are Associated with Genetically Distinct Anaplasma phagocytophilum Variants in Northeastern United States.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 5 Aug 2026
Goethert Heidi K, O'Callahan Alanna, Johnson Richard, Mather Thomas, Telford Sam R
Abstract excerpt
Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Ap) is a tick-borne bacterium that causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) in the United States. There are distinct genotypes that seem to differ in capacity to infect humans and may be maintained in separate enzootic cycles. Anaplasma phagocytophilum-var1, which apparently does not infect humans, is found primarily in deer, and Ap-ha isolated from HGA cases is associated with...
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