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Epidemiology and Demographics

• The average reported annual incidence is 0.7 cases per million population.
• A. phagocytophilium is endemic to New England and the north central and Pacific regions of 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.

The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is the primary vector of both Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in the United States .