Surge in Anaplasmosis Cases in Maine, USA, 2013–2017

Abstract

Incidence of human granulocytic anaplasmosis is rising in Maine, USA. This increase may be explained in part by adoption of tick panels as a frequent diagnostic test in persons with febrile illness and in part by range expansion of Ixodes scapularis ticks and zoonotic amplification of Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

Keywords

• Anaplasma phagocytophilum
• anaplasmosis
• deer tick
• Ixodes scapularis
• Maine
• tickborne disease testing