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Are "Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)" and "anaplasmosis" the same disease? #6558

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sabrinatoro opened this issue Aug 14, 2023 · 0 comments

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left from issue #5897

human granulocytic anaplasmosis
- Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) is also called human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA).
- Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne infection caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a small bacterium infecting typically neutrophils transmitted by Ixodes ticks. Granulocytic anaplasmosis is the most widespread tick-borne infection in animals in Europe.
(https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/human-granulocytic-anaplasmosis#:~:text=Human%20granulocytic%20anaplasmosis%20(HGA)%20is,infection%20in%20animals%20in%20Europe.)

All the descriptions of "anaplasmosis" report that it is an infectious disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Therefore: are HGE (aka HGA, MONDO:0005118) and "anaplasmosis" (MONDO:0025303) the same concept?

TO DO: research if other types of "Anaplasma" bacteria can infect human
IF yes --> keep as is (maybe create new Mondo terms)
IF no --> merge

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