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Epidemiology and Demographics
- First recognized as a reportable disease by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the late 1999.
- Numbers of reported cases have increased from 200 in 2000 to 961 in 2008.
- Incidence has fluctuated between 200-2010:
- 2000- 1 case per million persons
- 2008- 3.4 cases per million persons
- 2010- 2.5 cases per million persons [1]
Endemic Regions
- The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is the primary vector of both Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in the United States.
- E. chaffeensis is most common in the south central and southeastern states.
- E. ewingii is most common in the south central and southeastern states.
- A. phagocytophilium is endemic to New England and the north central and Pacific regions of the United States.
- Ehrlichiosis is most prominent in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas, accounting for 30% of all national incidences.
- However incidences have been reported through the United States.
References
- ↑ Ehrlichiosis Disease Information for HealthCare Professionals_ Epidemiology and Statistics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/ehrlichiosis/stats/index.html Accessed on January 07, 2016