Summary What is already known about this topic?The genus Anaplasma contains seven recognized bacterial species,mainly transmitted by tick bites.The two species,A.phagocytophilum and A.capra,are known commonly to cause...Summary What is already known about this topic?The genus Anaplasma contains seven recognized bacterial species,mainly transmitted by tick bites.The two species,A.phagocytophilum and A.capra,are known commonly to cause diseases in humans.What is added by this report?Anaplasma bovis was initially thought to be only an animal agent until the first patient case was reported in 2019.This study investigated another two patients who became sick within one month in the same township and were infected with A.bovis in Anhui Province.展开更多
基金The pathogen monitoring capability improvement project of China(Grant No.131031102000150003)State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of China(Grants No.2019SKLID403,2021SKLID510).
文摘Summary What is already known about this topic?The genus Anaplasma contains seven recognized bacterial species,mainly transmitted by tick bites.The two species,A.phagocytophilum and A.capra,are known commonly to cause diseases in humans.What is added by this report?Anaplasma bovis was initially thought to be only an animal agent until the first patient case was reported in 2019.This study investigated another two patients who became sick within one month in the same township and were infected with A.bovis in Anhui Province.
