Ehrlichia Infections, North Carolina, USA, 2016

Abstract

Nearly two thirds of persons suspected of having tickborne illness in central North Carolina, USA, were not tested for Ehrlichia. Failure to test may have resulted in a missed diagnosis for ≈13% of these persons, who were therefore substantially less likely to receive antimicrobial treatment and to have follow-up testing performed.

Keywords

• Tick
• Ehrlichia
• Rickettsia
• tickborne diseases
• bacteria
• vector-borne infections