Novel Chronic Anaplasmosis in Splenectomized Patient, Amazon Rainforest

Abstract

We report a case of unusual human anaplasmosis in the Amazon rainforest of French Guiana. Molecular typing demonstrated that the pathogen is a novel Anaplasma species, distinct to all known species, and more genetically related to recently described Anaplasma spp. causing infections in rainforest wild fauna of Brazil.

Keywords

• anaplasmosis
• Amazon rainforest
• bacteria
• vector-borne infections
• zoonoses
• French Guiana