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Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis was first described in the United States, in the northern Midwest, in 1994.¹ Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis is caused by an organism, still referred to as the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, that is similar to two animal pathogens, Ehrlichia phagocytophila and E. equi.^2,3,4 Transmission of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis occurs through the bites of ixodes ticks, which are the arthropod vectors for Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti.^5,6 Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis is an acute, febrile, nonspecific illness that may be severe enough to cause hospitalization and even death, particularly in the elderly.^1,7,8 We describe a case of human granulocytic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Case Reports

Mother

Infant

Methods

Evaluation for Infection with the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis

Evaluation for Infection with B. burgdorferi

Discussion

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From the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases (H.W.H.), and Department of Pathology (M.A.-R.), Westchester County Medical Center and New York Medical College, and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College (D.L., I.S.) Valhalla, N.Y.; the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology (E.K., E.K.J.), and the Department of Pathology (R.K.), Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Conn.; the Department of Medicine, United Hospital, Port Chester, N.Y. (S.H.); and the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany (S.J.W., F.C.).

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