ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2014
Case report: Molecular evidence of Anaplasma platys infection in two women from Venezuela.
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- Epidemiology and genetic evolution of Anaplasma species in rodents from southeastern China.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Mosquitoes in small urban spaces: identification of blood meals and flight distances of engorged females in the southern Great Plains of the United States.Journal of medical entomology · 2025Article
- Infections by Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp. and Babesia spp. In Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar, VenezuelaBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2025Article
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- Nationwide Geographical and Temporal Distribution of Tick-Borne Diseases in Korean Water Deer (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Temporal changes in the bacterial microbiome of the salivary gland and midgut tissues of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in South Africa.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Ehrlichia spp. in dogs and ticks in Hainan Province, China.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- First molecular evidence of Candidatus Anaplasma camelii in two dromedary camels from Qatar.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
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Abstract
This article presents two case reports of Anaplasma platys detection in two women from Venezuela. Both patients were exposed to Rhipicephalus sanguineus, the presumed tick vector, and experienced chronic, nonspecific clinical signs including headaches and muscle pains. Intra-platelet inclusion bodies resembling A. platys were observed in buffy coat smears and A. platys DNA was amplified and sequenced from whole blood; however, treatment with doxycycline did not alleviate their symptoms. These cases provide further support for A. platys as a zoonotic tick-borne pathogen, most likely of low pathogenicity; nonetheless, the cause of illness in humans by A. platys is yet to be confirmed.
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