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To the Editor: Human ehrlichiosis is increasingly being recognized as a cause of a diverse spectrum of illness in geographic regions where the tick vectors are found. The New York State Department of Health recently alerted physicians about human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Westchester County, in the lower Hudson River valley, and on Long Island.¹ This region has a high incidence of Lyme disease associated with the Ixodes scapularis tick vector. It has a high population density and an environment in which humans are likely to acquire zoonotic diseases through outdoor activities. Since 1994, the Wadsworth Center has analyzed for hantavirus . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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