<i>Ehrlichia ewingii,</i>a Newly Recognized Agent of Human Ehrlichiosis

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Authors

Richard S. Buller · St. Louis Children's Hospital

Max Q. Arens · St. Louis Children's Hospital

S. Paul Hmiel · St. Louis Children's Hospital

Christopher D. Paddock

John W. Sumner

Yasuko Rikihisa · The Ohio State University

Ahmet Ünver · The Ohio State University

Monique Gaudreault‐Keener

Abstract

These findings provide evidence of E. ewingii infection in humans. The associated disease may be clinically indistinguishable from infection caused by E. chaffeensis or the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis.

Topics & Keywords

Vector-borne infectious diseases Dermatological diseases and infestations Viral Infections and Vectors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 341, Issue 3, pp. 148-155

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199907153410303

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