Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in Northeastern Italy

@article{beltrame2006_anaplas_italy, abstract = {Sporadic cases of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) have been reported in areas with a high prevalence of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in Europe. We aimed at estimating the sero-prevalance of A. phagocytophilum and other TBDs in northeastern Italy in outpatients with a history of recent tick bite or suspected TBD. In the 1-year study, 79 patients were enrolled and 30 (38\%) received a diagnosis of TBD: 24 (30\%) with Lyme desease and 5 (6\%) with HGE. Our findings indicate the presence of HGA in northernsterm Italy; so, since co-infection with Lyme disease appeared to be frequent, physicians assessing patients after a tick bite should consider HGA in the diagnosis.}, author = {Beltrame, Anna and Ruscio, Maurizio and Arzese, Alessandra and Rorato, Giada and Negri, Camilla and Londero, Angela and Crapis, Massimo and Scudeller, Luigia and Viale, Pierluigi }, citeulike-article-id = {914595}, doi = {10.1196/annals.1374.015}, issn = {0077-8923}, journal = {Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences}, keywords = {anaplasmosis, disease, ehrlichiosis, encephalitis, lyme, wildlife}, month = {October}, number = {1}, pages = {106--109}, posted-at = {2006-12-06 20:27:46}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in Northeastern Italy}, url = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1196/annals.1374.015}, volume = {1078}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - beltrame2006_anaplas_italy L3 - citeulike-article-id:914595 TI - Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in Northeastern Italy JF - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences VL - 1078 IS - 1 SP - 106 EP - 109 PB - Blackwell Publishing SN - 0077-8923 N2 - Sporadic cases of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) have been reported in areas with a high prevalence of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in Europe. We aimed at estimating the sero-prevalance of A. phagocytophilum and other TBDs in northeastern Italy in outpatients with a history of recent tick bite or suspected TBD. In the 1-year study, 79 patients were enrolled and 30 (38%) received a diagnosis of TBD: 24 (30%) with Lyme desease and 5 (6%) with HGE. Our findings indicate the presence of HGA in northernsterm Italy; so, since co-infection with Lyme disease appeared to be frequent, physicians assessing patients after a tick bite should consider HGA in the diagnosis. KW - anaplasmosis KW - disease KW - ehrlichiosis KW - encephalitis KW - lyme KW - wildlife AU - Beltrame, Anna AU - Ruscio, Maurizio AU - Arzese, Alessandra AU - Rorato, Giada AU - Negri, Camilla AU - Londero, Angela AU - Crapis, Massimo AU - Scudeller, Luigia AU - Viale, Pierluigi PY - 2006/10// UR - http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1196/annals.1374.015 ER -