Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, Taiwan

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: Ehrlichia chaffeensis;    human monocytic ehrlichiosis;    Taiwan;    vector-borne infections;    tickborne diseases;    bacteria;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid2511.190665

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In 2018, an immunosuppressed woman in southern Taiwan had onset of fever, chills, myalgia, malaise, thrombocytopenia, lymphocytopenia, and elevated hepatic transaminases. Investigation revealed infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis. This autochthonous case of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis was confirmed by PCR, DNA sequencing, and seroconversion.

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