Serological and Molecular Evidence of Patients Infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Mexico

• Published in: Diseases Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 37
• Main Authors: Sosa-Gutierrez, Carolina Guadalupe, Cervantes-Castillo, Maria Almudena, Laguna-Gonzalez, Ramon, Lopez-Echeverria, Laura Yareli, Ojeda-Ramírez, Deyanira, Oyervides, Mayra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 14.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Anaplasmosis; Arachnids; Bacteria; Bone marrow; Confidentiality; Diarrhea; DNA sequencing; Fever; Headaches; humans; Immunoglobulin G; Infections; Infectious diseases; Laboratories; Life cycles; molecular; Nausea; Parasitic diseases; Patients; Polymerase chain reaction; Serology; Spleen; Thrombocytopenia; Vomiting; zoonosis; United States > US; Mexico

Human granulocytic Anaplasmosis (HGA), is a tick-borne infectious disease transmitted by ticks, resulting in acute feverish episodes. The etiological agent is the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum; which is spread by ticks of the genus Ixodes spp. to complete its life cycle. In Mexico, there is onl...