Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis, Mexico City, Mexico.

Virginia E. Alcántara-Rodríguez,Sokani Sánchez-Montes,Hugo Contreras,Pablo Colunga-Salas,Lauro Fierro-Flores,Sergio Ávalos,Francisco Rodríguez-Rangel,Ingeborg Becker,David H. Walker

Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis, Mexico City, Mexico.

2020

Virginia E. Alcántara-Rodríguez
Sokani Sánchez-Montes
Hugo Contreras
Pablo Colunga-Salas
Lauro Fierro-Flores
Sergio Ávalos
Francisco Rodríguez-Rangel
Ingeborg Becker
David H. Walker

Little information is available about human infections by the members of the genus Ehrlichia in Mexico. Only 2 species, Ehrlichia canis and E. chaffensis, are known to cause disease in this country. We report a fatal case of human monocytic ehrlichiosis in Mexico City in a man who was homeless.

Keywords:

Ehrlichia canis
Biology
Tick Borne Infections
Genus Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Rickettsia
mexico city
Virology

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