Acquisition and Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Hodzic E, Fish D, Maretzki C, De Silva A, Feng S, Barthold S. Acquisition and Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Ixodes scapularis Ticks. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3574-3578. PMID: 9817875, PMCID: PMC105242, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3574-3578.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfected miceHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisHGE agentIxodes scapularis ticksGranulocytic ehrlichiosisUninfected larval ticksAcquisition of infectionScapularis ticksMedian infectious doseLarval ticksNymphal ticksTick-borne transmissionC3H miceImmunodeficient miceInfectious doseMiceHuman isolatesInfectionOnset of feedingBloodEhrlichiosisPresent studyMammalian hostsCompetitive PCRTicks