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Ehrlichiosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Ehrlichiosis
Tree Number(s)
C01.150.252.400.054.750
C01.920.930.300
Unique ID
D016873
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016873
Scope Note
A tick-borne disease characterized by FEVER; HEADACHE; myalgias; ANOREXIA; and occasionally RASH. It is caused by several bacterial species and can produce disease in DOGS; CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; HORSES; and humans. The primary species causing human disease are EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; and Ehrlichia ewingii.
Entry Term(s)
E chaffeensis Infection
E ewingii Infection
E. chaffeensis Infection
E. ewingii Infection
Ehrlichia Infection
Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection
Ehrlichia ewingii Infection
Human Ehrlichiosis
Previous Indexing
Ehrlichia (1975-1991)
Rickettsiaceae Infections (1975-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/05/30
Revision Date
2022/07/14
Ehrlichiosis Preferred
Ehrlichia ewingii Infection Narrower
Human Ehrlichiosis Narrower
Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection Narrower
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