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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. infectious diseases and infestations
  3. infectious diseases
  4. bacterial infections
  5. rickettsial diseases
  6. ehrlichiosis
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. infectious diseases and infestations
  3. infectious diseases
  4. bacterial infections
  5. rickettsial diseases
  6. ehrlichiosis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. vector-borne diseases
  4. arthropod-borne diseases
  5. tick-borne diseases
  6. ehrlichiosis

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ehrlichiosis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A tick-borne disease characterized by fever, headache, myalgias, anorexia, and occasionally rash. Causal agents belong to the Rickettsiales order and include Erhlichia spp.; in humans, the disease is caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum; in horses, it is caused by Neorickettsia risticii.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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