The Emergence of Another Tickborne Infection in the 12-Town Area around Lyme, Connecticut: Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
IJdo J, Meek J, Cartter M, Magnarelli L, Wu C, Tenuta S, Fikrig E, Ryder R. The Emergence of Another Tickborne Infection in the 12-Town Area around Lyme, Connecticut: Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 1388-1393. PMID: 10751139, DOI: 10.1086/315389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisTickborne infectionProspective population-based surveillanceGranulocytic ehrlichiosisCommon tickborne infectionPopulation-based surveillancePrimary care providersSubset of seraIndirect fluorescent antibody methodIllness suggestiveCare providersLaboratory evidenceImportant causeProbable casesFluorescent antibody methodImmunoblot assayLyme diseaseInfectionAntibody methodIncidenceEhrlichiosisLymeMorbidityDiseaseSuggestive