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Other Vector and Tickborne diseases found in Georgia:
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum-
Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)
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Babesia canis- Canine Babesia
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Babesia microti
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Bartonella clarridgeiae
[3]
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Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash
Illness (STARI)
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Brucellosis
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Canine Ehrlichiosis
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Colorado Tick Fever
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Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis
[4]
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
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Ehrlichia ewingii
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Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
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Morgellons
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Panola Mountain Ehrlichia
[2]
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Rickettsia Coxiella burnetii- Query Fever (Q Fever)
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Rickettsia parkeri
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Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Tick Vectors- Pathogen:
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Amblyomma americanum- Lone Star tick
Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
Ehrlichia ewingii
Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
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Amblyomma maculatum- Gulf Coast tick
Rickettsia parkeri
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Argasidae Carios capensis- Seabird tick
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Ixodes cookei-
Groundhog tick or Woodchuck tick
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Ixodes scapularis
(formerly Ixodes dammini)-
Black-legged tick, Deer tick or Bear tick
Anaplasma phagocytophilum-
Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)
Babesia microti
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme
disease
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Ixodes texanus- Raccoon tick
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Ixodes Dermacentor andersoni-
Rocky Mountain Wood
tick
Colorado Tick Fever
Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis-
American Dog tick or Wood tick
Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus-
Brown Dog tick
Babesia canis- Canine Babesia
Canine Ehrlichiosis
Sources:
1)
Patterns of Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment by family
physicians in a southeastern state.
Boltri JM, Hash RB, Vogel RL
J Community Health 2002 Dec; 27(6):395-402.
This study examined how often physicians in Georgia diagnose and treat Lyme
disease as well as the criteria they use to reach a diagnosis of Lyme
disease. A survey was sent to 1,331 family physicians in Georgia concerning
how many cases of Lyme disease the physicians diagnosed, and the criteria
used to make the diagnosis, during the preceding 12 months. Of 710
responses, 167 physicians treated 316 cases of Lyme disease without a firm
diagnosis. In addition, 125 physicians diagnosed 262 cases of Lyme disease,
130 without serologic testing and 132 with serologic testing. Family
Physicians in Georgia diagnose Lyme disease at a rate 40 times greater than
the surveillance case rate reported in Georgia.
2)
The first report of human illness associated with the
Panola Mountain Ehrlichia species: a case report.
Reeves WK, Loftis AD, Nicholson WL, Czarkowski AG.
J Med Case Reports 2008 Apr 30; 2(1):139.
3)
Chest-wall abscess due to cat-scratch disease (CSD) in an
adult with antibodies to Bartonella clarridgeiae: case report and review of
the thoracopulmonary manifestations of CSD.
Margileth AM, Baehren DF.
Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Aug;27(2):353-7.
4)
Genetic variability of Cytauxzoon felis
from 88 infected domestic cats in Arkansas and Georgia.
Brown HM, Berghaus RD, Latimer KS, Britt JO, Rakich PM, Peterson DS
J Vet Diagn Invest 2009 Jan; 21(1):59-63.
Georgia division of Public Health
http://lyme.org/resources/1980-cumulative.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047449.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5353a1.htm
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/tzns01.htm
http://www.lymeinfo.net/coinfections.html
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