Tick-borne ehrlichiosis infection in human beings

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-280

  Gangulya, S ^a   Mukhopadhayay, S K ^a  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amblyomma spp; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Ehrlichiosis; Human monocytic

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DOXYCYCLINE; INSECT REPELLENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEADACHE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LEUKOCYTE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALAISE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEROLOGY; TICK BORNE DISEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; ASIA; BRAZIL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; EUROPE; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; TICKS;

EID: 57749179755     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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