TY - JOUR AU - Bamford, Colleen AU - Blumberg, Lucille AU - Bosman, Michelle AU - Frean, John AU - Hoek, Kim G.P. AU - Miles, Janet AU - Sriruttan, Charlotte AU - Vorster, Ilse AU - Oosthuizen, Marinda T1 - Neoehrlichiosis in Symptomatic Immunocompetent Child, South Africa T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2023 VL - 29 IS - 2 SP - 407 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We describe a case of neoehrlichiosis in an immunocompetent child with acute febrile illness in South Africa. Neoehrlichiosis was diagnosed by PCR on 16S rDNA from bone marrow aspirate. Phylogenetic analysis indicated an organism closely related to Candidatus Neoehrlichia. Clinicians should be aware of possible ehrlichiosis even in immunocompetent patients. KW - neoehrlichiosis KW - zoonoses KW - vector-borne infections KW - bacteria KW - Candidatus Neoehrlichia KW - ehrlichiosis KW - tickborne infections KW - South Africa DO - 10.3201/eid2902.221451 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1451_article ER - End of Reference