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First Case Report of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis In Mexico With Serological and Molecular Evidence

Volume 3 - Issue 5

Carolina G Sosa-Gutierrez*1,2, M Almudena Cervantes Castillo3

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    • 1Área de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, México
    • 2Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica y Salud, Singuilucan, México
    • 3Departamento de Infectología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico

    *Corresponding author: Carolina G Sosa Gutierrez, Área de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Tulancingo de Bravo, Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica y Salud. Singuilucan, Hidalgo, México

Received: April 06, 2018;   Published: April 17, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.03.000970

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Abstract

Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in a tick-borne rickettsial disease casused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and transmited by Ixodes scapularis tick. Since the first recognition in 1990 in United States, theres no evidence of human cases in Mexico dispited the vector and reservoirs are reported already. We report the first case of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in Mexico with serological and molecular evidence.

Keywords:Anaplasma phagocytophilum; human; Ticks

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