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Fig. l.: Representacin esquemtica de los diferentes estados de divisin de las ehrlichias
en las clulas infectadas.
few years it was related witb human 2 ANDERSON B.E., SUMNER lW.,
disease. In 1990, Ehrlchia chaJ DAWSON J.E., TZIANABOS T.,
Jeensis was isolated from aman GREENE CR., OLSON J., FISH
suspeded of having ehrlichiosis. BEIN D., OLSEN R.M., HOL
Partial secuencing of the rRNAS LOWAY B.P., GEORGE EDWIN H.
from the human isolate and E. canis, andAZADABDUF.: Detectionofthe
indicated that they are 98.7% rela etiologic agent of human ehrlichosis
ted. More recent1y (May 1994) an by Polymerase Chain Reaction. J Clin
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have been reported in USA. PCR
3 ARRAGA-ALVARADO C.: Ehr
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rDNA, shpwed that the human iso estado Zulia, Venezuela. Reporte de
late was virtually identical to those 55 casos. Revista Cientfica, Univer
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equi, organisms that cause ehrli 40,1992.
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