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Amblyomma americanum (Lone Star tick)

Epidemiology: - endemic in the Southeastern United States, with expansion into the eastern & northeastern United States, eastern Canada & upper midwest [2] * Image [3] Pathology: - vector of Ehrlichia chaffeensis & Ehrlichia ewingii etiology of monocytic ehrlichiosis - alpha-gal syndrome [2]

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alpha-gal syndrome

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Amblyomma

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KINGDOM: animal PHYLUM: arthropod ORGANISM-CLASS: arachnid

References

  1. Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1305 [2]
  2. Rothaus C Hunting for a Diagnosis NEJM Resident 360. Feb 3, 2021 https://resident360.nejm.org/clinical-pearls/hunting-for-a-diagnosis
  3. Burns DO 7 Bug Bites You Need to Know Medscape. June 17, 2021 https://reference.medscape.com/slideshow/bug-bites-6004328