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To the Editor: The letter from Rynkiewicz and Liu (Jan. 27 issue)¹ reports a case of human ehrlichiosis in New England. The patient was apparently infected in that region, where Amblyomma americanum (the vector of Ehrlichia chaffeensis) is not found. The diagnosis of human ehrlichiosis was suggested by the presence of morulae in polymorphonuclear leukocytes and a positive serologic test for E. chaffeensis. The world of ehrlichiosis is wide, and we believe that basing a conclusion on serologic results in atypical cases is dangerous because of the possibility of cross-reactions among ehrlichia species². The best example is the first . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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