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. 1989 Mar;5(1):110-2.
doi: 10.1007/BF00145056.

Lack of co-transmission of Rickettsia conorii and Ehrlichia canis in human beings in the south of France

P Brouqui  1 , D Raoult, E Vidor
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Lack of co-transmission of Rickettsia conorii and Ehrlichia canis in human beings in the south of France

P Brouqui et al. Eur J Epidemiol. 1989 Mar.

Abstract

Ehrlichia canis is the agent of canine Ehrlichiosis, commonly known as canine tropical pancytopenia. This canine disease is frequent in our area, as is Mediterranean Spotted Fever in humans. Recently a few cases of human Ehrlichiosis have been described in the USA. The supposed vector of both diseases is Rhipicephalus sanguineus. In order to evaluate the co-transmission of these two diseases, we selected 498 human sera positive for R. conorii and tested them for Ehrlichia canis. None of them were positive, suggesting the lack of co-transmission of the diseases.

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