| H01139 | |
| H number | H01139 |
| Name | Human granulocytic anaplasmosis |
| Description | Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), previously known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE), is a tick-borne infection caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. It results in symptoms ranging from mild febrile illness to severe disease characterized by an acute, influenza-like illness in older individuals and immunocompromised patients. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Anaplasma phagocytophilum [GN:aph] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Vector: Ixodes persulcatus |
| Other DBs | MeSH: D000712 |
| Reference | PMID:22321996 AUTHORS Koebel C, Kern A, Edouard S, Hoang AT, Celestin N, Hansmann Y, Jaulhac B, Brouqui P, De Martino SJ TITLE Human granulocytic anaplasmosis in eastern France: clinical presentation and laboratory diagnosis. JOURNAL Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 72:214-8 (2012) DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.12.005 PMID:17114714 AUTHORS Bakken JS, Dumler JS TITLE Clinical diagnosis and treatment of human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis. JOURNAL Ann N Y Acad Sci 1078:236-47 (2006) DOI:10.1196/annals.1374.042 |