Pathogenesis of Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis

Abstract

Tick-borne diseases cause severe infections and thus organ dysfunctions and death. Emergent zoonotic infections have recently been increasing due to the increasing number of tick vectors and animal reservoirs and the fact that people live in areas with a high number of reservoirs and tick populations. Although the pathogenesis of diseases is not exactly known, it is thought that organ pathology and fatal disease originate from immune-mediated pathologies. In this chapter, recent developments in the pathogenesis of rare Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), human ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are discussed. © 2022 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.