ehrlichemia

English

Etymology

Ehrlichia +‎ -emia

Noun

ehrlichemia (uncountable)

1. The presence of Ehrlichia bacteria in the bloodstream.
   • 2016 February 4, “Vaccination with an Attenuated Mutant of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Induces Pathogen-Specific CD4 + T Cell Immunity and Protection from Tick-Transmitted Wild-Type Challenge in the Canine Host”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     This result suggests that while dogs may develop ehrlichemia early following infection, vaccination with the Ech_0660 mutant promotes protection from long-term pathogen persistence in the blood and organs.