Bacterial infection of the family Anaplasmataceae common in mammals such as cattle, dogs, sheep, goats, and horses
Spread by the Lonestar tick (Amblyomma americanum)
Eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine and as far west as Iowa and Texas
States with the highest incidence:
Rhode Island (36.5 cases per million)
Minnesota (3.9 to 12.3 cases per million)
Connecticut (8.1 to 15.9 cases per million)
People often unaware they are bitten with case fatality rate of approximately 1.8%
More severe disease in immunocompromised patients (HIV, Elderly, Asplenic)
Eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine and as far west as Iowa and Texas
States with the highest incidence:
Rhode Island (36.5 cases per million)
Minnesota (3.9 to 12.3 cases per million)
Connecticut (8.1 to 15.9 cases per million)
People often unaware they are bitten with case fatality rate of approximately 1.8%
More severe disease in immunocompromised patients (HIV, Elderly, Asplenic)
Rhode Island (36.5 cases per million)
Minnesota (3.9 to 12.3 cases per million)
Connecticut (8.1 to 15.9 cases per million)
Ehrlichiosis
Babesiosis
Toxoplasmosis
Colorado tick fever
Malaria
Anthrax
Heartland virus
Viral hemorrhagic fevers