Tick-borne ehrlichiosis infection in human beings

Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne infectious disease transmitted by several tick species, especially Amblyomma spp caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis. E. chaffeensis is an obligatory intracellular, tick-transmitted bacterium that is maintained in nature in a cycle involving at least one and...

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Main Authors: S. Ganguly, S.K. Mukhopadhayay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-11-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/454273.pdf