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. 2020 Feb;26(2):327-331.
doi: 10.3201/eid2602.190529.

Surge in Anaplasmosis Cases in Maine, USA, 2013-2017

Susan P Elias, Jessica Bonthius, Sara Robinson, Rebecca M Robich, Charles B Lubelczyk, Robert P Smith Jr

Surge in Anaplasmosis Cases in Maine, USA, 2013-2017

Susan P Elias et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Incidence of human granulocytic anaplasmosis is rising in Maine, USA. This increase may be explained in part by adoption of tick panels as a frequent diagnostic test in persons with febrile illness and in part by range expansion of Ixodes scapularis ticks and zoonotic amplification of Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

Keywords: Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Ixodes scapularis; Maine; anaplasmosis; bacteria; deer tick; tickborne disease testing; vector-borne infections; zoonoses.

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Figure 1
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis incidence (cases/100,000 persons), Maine, USA, 2013 (A) and 2017 (B). Statewide incidence increased 602% during 2013–2017.
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Figure 2
Hospitalizations (per 100,000 persons) for human granulocytic anaplasmosis, Maine, USA, 2013 (A) and 2017 (B). Statewide hospitalizations increased 231% during 2013–2017.
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