Ehrlichiosis is a tickbornebacterial infection caused by bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae genera Ehrlichia and Anaplasma. These obligate intracellular bacteria infect and kill white blood cells.The average reported annual incidence is 0.7 cases per million population.
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