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disease > infectious disease > zoonosis > ehrlichiosis > human granulocytic ehrlichiosis

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human granulocytic ehrlichiosis  

Definition

  • Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne, infectious disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an obligate intracellular bacterium that is typically transmitted to humans by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus species complex, including Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in North America. (Wikipedia)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-GVB0F96V-H

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