Ehrlichiosis
(Ehrlichia)

Ehrlichiosis is a serious infection, can be caused by a tick bite, and affects humans and animals.

Links on this page labeled "MEDLINE" are links to citations of medical and scientific articles from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) MEDLINE database.

Table of Contents

NIH NLM MEDLINE Medical and Scientific Information on Ehrlichiosis
Basic Information on Ehrlichiosis
Medical or Scientific Articles on Ehrlichiosis
Media Articles on Ehrlichiosis
Testing for Ehrlichiosis
Treatment of Ehrlichiosis
Animals and Ehrlichiosis
Resources for Ehrlichiosis

For other tick-borne diseases, see:
Tick-Borne Diseases Of Humans Other Than Lyme Disease Or "Lyme-like" Disease

For information on Lyme disease, see:
Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease


Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)

NIH NLM MEDLINE Medical and Scientific Information on Ehrlichiosis

MEDLINE - ehrlichiosis OR Ehrlichia [in Title] AND humans - 556 on 1 Sep 01
MEDLINE - ehrlichiosis OR Ehrlichia - 1,270 on 1 Sep 01
MEDLINE - ehrlichiosis OR Ehrlichia AND humans - 691 on 1 Sep 01
MEDLINE - ehrlichiosis OR Ehrlichia AND ticks - 514 on 1 Sep 01

MEDLINE - human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) OR E. equi (human) [Title] - 180 on 22 Aug 01
MEDLINE - human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) OR Ehrlichia equi (human) - 295 on 22 Aug 01
MEDLINE - human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) OR E. equi (human)ANDticks-181on22Aug01

MEDLINE - human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) OR E. chaffeensis [Title] - 108 on 22 Aug 01
MEDLINE - human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) OR Ehrlichia chaffeensis - 278 on 22 Aug 01
MEDLINE - human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) OR E. chaffeensis AND ticks-135 on 22 Aug01

MEDLINE - Ehrlichia canis [in Title] AND humans - 33 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Ehrlichia canis - 395 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Ehrlichia canis AND humans - 143 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Ehrlichia canis AND ticks - 110 on 13 Aug 01

MEDLINE - Ehrlichia ewingii - 20 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Ehrlichia ewingii AND humans - 14 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Ehrlichia ewingii AND ticks - 7 on 13 Aug 01

MEDLINE - Ehrlichia phagocytophila [in Title] AND humans - 18 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Ehrlichia phagocytophila - 142 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Ehrlichia phagocytophila AND humans - 75 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Ehrlichia phagocytophila AND ticks - 82 on 13 Aug 01

MEDLINE - Sennetsu fever, disease OR Ehrlichia sennetsu [in Title] - 28 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Sennetsu fever, disease OR Ehrlichia sennetsu - 60 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Sennetsu fever, disease OR Ehrlichia sennetsu AND humans - 32 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Sennetsu fever, disease OR Ehrlichia sennetsu AND ticks - 5 on 13 Aug 01



Basic Information on Ehrlichiosis

CDC: Case definition: Ehrlichiosis - 2000 Notifiable
CDC: Human Ehrlichiosis in the United States
NIH: MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Ehrlichiosis
ASTDHPPHE: Ehrlichiosis Facts
LDF: Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University
Ehrlichiosis: An information sheet for health professionals,
Ehrlichiosis, Tick Research Laboratory, University of Rhode Island
New York State Department of Health Communicable Disease Fact Sheets - Ehrlichiosis
Gaelic Wolf Scouting Pages, Tick-Borne Illnesses, Human Granulocytic Erlichiosis (HGE)
The role of the Deer Tick in Human Ehrlichiosis transmission, MCMEC, NJ TBD Program



Medical or Scientific Articles on Ehrlichiosis

Tick-Borne Diseases, Ehrlichiosis, eMedicine Journal, August 13 2001
Ehrlichiosis, eMedicine Journal, August 1 2001
Ehrlichiosis, eMedicine Journal, July 25 2001
Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibodies in White-Tailed Deer, Iowa, 1994 and 1996, 1 Jul 00
Bb and the Causative Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Deer Ticks, Delaware, 1 Jul 00
Serologic Evidence of Human Monocytic and Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Israel, 1 May 00
Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Emergent in Lyme, Connecticut, Medscape, 18 May 00
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome With Human Ehrlichiosis, South Med J 92(3):333-335,1999
The Human Ehrlichioses in the United States, CDC/EID, Vol. 5, No. 5, September-October 1999
Clinical and Pathogenetic Studies of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, 12th ICLD, April 1999
Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Lyme Disease, 12th ICLD, April 1999
Ehrlichia ewingii, a Newly Recognized Agent of Human Ehrlichiosis -- NEJM 1999; 341: 148-155
Ehrlichia chaffeensis and a Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia, EID 4(2):311-316, 1998
Ehrlichiosis - CGCAMS Editorial From Edwin J. Masters, M.D., 1997
Human Ehrlichiosis - Another Tick-Borne Illness, Clin Rev 7(5):107-108, 113-114, 1997.]
Agents of Lyme Disease and HGE in NYC Park, Emerging Infectious Diseases 3(3):353-355,1997
Bug Vectors - Rickettsial Organisms Transmitted by Tick, [Infect Med 14(3):224,229-230, 1997]
Disparity in the Natural Cycles of Bb and the Agent of HGE, CDC/EDI, Levin, et al. (1996-97)
CDC/EID: Ehrlichiosis Are Spread by the Same Species of Tick But Have Different Natural Cycles
Emergence of the ehrlichioses as human health problems., Walker, Dumler, EID 2(1):18-29, 1996
Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in the US, Infect Med 13(10):877-878,883,887-889,912, 1996.
Human Ehrlichiosis - Maryland, 1994, [MMWR 45(37):798-802, 1996]
Concurrent Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Erhlichiosis, September 17 - 20, 1995

Emedicine Search Results for ehrlichiosis OR ehrlichia - 53 on 24 Aug 01
Medscape Clinical Full-Text: ehrlichiosis OR Ehrlichia - 50 on 16 Aug 01



Media Articles on Ehrlichiosis

Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Emergent in Lyme, Connecticut, 18 May 00
Tick disease [ehrlichiosis] bugs Connecticut residents, ENN News, 11 April 2000
Ixodes Ticks May Transmit Lyme Disease, HGE Pathogens Simultaneously, Reuters Health, Apr 00
Aquila Announces Issue of U.S. Patent Covering Isolation of Tick Borne Pathogen [HGE], 4Jan00
Ehrlichia Ewingii Identified As Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, Reuters, 15 Jul 99
Researchers Isolate Bacterium That Causes Potentially Deadly Tick-Borne Disease, NIH, Jun 96

Medscape News: ehrlichiosis OR Ehrlichia - 21 on 16 Aug 01



Testing for Ehrlichiosis

IGeneX Inc, - Ehrlichiosis
IGeneX Inc, - Testing for Ehrlichia - New, State-of-the-art Testing for Ehrlichia, 5 Feb 01
ARUP Labs - Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibodies, IgG and IgM
ARUP Labs Search results for 'Ehrlichiosis' - 6 on 20 Aug 01

New Test Developed For Serodiagnosis of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, Reuters, Nov 99
Yale And State Researchers Develop Improved Test For New Tick Disease, ScienceDaily, Oct 99
Diagnosis: Test Zooms In on Tick-Borne Ailment - ehrlichiosis, 19 Oct 99
Test Will Help Researchers Study New Tick-Borne Disease - ehrlichiosis, May 1996

Google Search: intitle:ehrlichiosis OR intitle:Ehrlichia test or testing - 100 of 221 on 16 Aug 01



Treatment of Ehrlichiosis

MEDLINE - ehrlichiosis OR ehrlichia [Title] AND humans AND treatment [Title] - 4 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - ehrlichiosis OR ehrlichia [in Title] AND humans AND treatment - 81 on 13 Aug 01

MEDLINE - antibiotics AND ehrlichiosis or ehrlichia AND human - 85 on 12 Jun 00
MEDLINE - tetracycline AND ehrlichiosis or ehrlichia AND human - 69 on 12 Jun 00
MEDLINE - doxycycline AND ehrlichiosis or ehrlichia AND human - 50 on 12 Jun 00
MEDLINE - rifampin AND ehrlichiosis or ehrlichia AND human - 5 on 12 Jun 00
MEDLINE - minocycline AND ehrlichiosis or ehrlichia AND human - 2 on 12 Jun 00
MEDLINE - oxytetracycline AND ehrlichiosis or ehrlichia AND human - 2 on 12 Jun 00

MEDLINE - human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) and antibiotics - 59 on 19 May 00
MEDLINE - human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) and doxycycline - 23 on 19 May 00

Google Search: intitle:ehrlichiosis OR Ehrlichia treatment OR therapy - 100 of 420 on 16 Aug 01



Animals and Ehrlichiosis

Ehrlichiosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University
Ehrlichiosis - A Silent and Deadly Killer - Information for veterinarians and dog owners
Ehrlichiosis Page, A Silent and Deadly Killer, January 1996
Erlichiosis - Los Angeles County West Vector Control District
American Lyme Disease Foundation - ehrlichiosis

MEDLINE - Ehrlichiosis or ehrlichia and animals - 914 on 21 Aug 01

Google Search: intitle:ehrlichiosis OR intitle:Ehrlichia animal OR animals - 100 of 215 on 17 Aug 01



Resources for Ehrlichiosis

NIH: Taxonomy browser (Ehrlichia)

Google Search: intitle:ehrlichiosis OR intitle:Ehrlichia human OR humans - 100 of 384 on 16 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:ehrlichiosis OR intitle:Ehrlichia - 100 of 710 on 16 Aug 01
Google Search: ehrlichiosis OR Ehrlichia - 100 of 14,000 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:ehrlichiosis OR intitle:Ehrlichia tick OR ticks - 100 of 493 on 16 Aug 01



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Comments or questions concerning this page should be directed to Art Doherty.

Last updated on 25 August 2001 by
Art Doherty
Lompoc, California
[email protected]

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