Yes
About 100 cases of granulocytic ehrlichiosis have been reported in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Granulocytic ehrlichiosis is probably spread by the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis
The bacteria that causes granulocytic ehrlichiosis is not known, but suspected to be either Ehrlichia equi or Ehrlichia phagocytophila
There are two forms of ehrlichiosis in the United States; human monocytic ehrlichiosis and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis
Granulocytic ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease
A rash may occur
1) Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis 2) Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis