title: Anaplasma phagocytophilum in white-tailed deer.
abstract: We examined the reservoir potential of white-tailed deer for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Results suggest that white-tailed deer harbor a variant strain not associated with human infection, but contrary to published reports, white-tailed deer are not a reservoir for strains that cause human disease. These results will affect surveillance studies of vector and reservoir populations.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. rfm2@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Massung
authors.forename: Joshua W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Courtney
authors.forename: Shannon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hiratzka
authors.forename: Virginia E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Pitzer
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Dryden
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male