Ehrlichia and Anaplasma

Yuexun Tian, Cynthia C. Lord, and Eva A. Buckner

Release Date: 3/3/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1327-2021

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Abstract

Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are bacteria that cause diseases, known as ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis, in humans and other animals. Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are primarily transmitted through the bites of infected hard ticks, such as the lone star tick, the blacklegged tick, and the American dog tick. This publication describes the various forms of ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis and their tick vectors.

About this Publication

This document is IN1327, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2021. Revised January 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Yuexun Tian, graduate student, graduate assistantship supported by the CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases; Cynthia C. Lord, associate professor; and Eva A. Buckner, assistant professor and state Extension specialist; Entomology and Nematology Department; UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL 32962.

How to Cite

Tian, Y., Lord, C. C., & Buckner, E. A. (2021). Ehrlichia and Anaplasma. EDIS, 2021(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1327-2021

Authors

Yuexun Tian

postdoctoral research associate, TAMU Department of Entomology, College Station, TX

Cynthia Lord

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, population modeling, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL

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Eva Buckner

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, medical entomology Extension, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab, Vero Beach, FL

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