Why is ehrlichiosis an emerging disease

Connecticut Provider Reporting Information. Connecticut Laboratory Reporting Information. State Public Health Laboratory Contacts — for additional information. In , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established a surveillance case definition for Ehrlichiosis and the Connecticut Department of Public Health DPH added the disease to the list of state-wide reportable diseases.

During , only 2 cases have been reported to the DPH. Ehrlichia chaffeensis is the main cause of illness in Connecticut. Other species include Ehrlichia ewingii and Ehlichia muris.

A clinical diagnosis is confirmed with use of the polymerase chain reaction during the infection or by serology during convalescence. Therapy with doxycycline is highly efficacious. Abstract The ehrlichioses are emerging zoonotic infections that are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria in the genus Ehrlichia.

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