anaplasmosis

[an-uh-plaz-moh-sis]

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.

anaplasmosis

/ ˌænəplæzˈməʊsɪs /

noun

1. another name for gallsickness

Word History and Origins

Origin of anaplasmosis¹

< New Latin Anaplasm ( a ) genus name ( ana-, plasma ) + -osis

Example Sentences

A report from the California Department of Public Health shows a rise in confirmed and probable anaplasmosis cases in people in recent years.

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In the case of tick-borne diseases, for example, Beard noted that the geographic ranges have already expanded in recent years for ticks that spread Lyme, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and spotted fever rickettsiosis.

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The virus isn’t threatening to overwhelm communities and hospitals but the risk is increasing and scientists are seeing similar trends with other insect-borne illnesses like malaria, Lyme disease and anaplasmosis.

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Across the country, anaplasmosis is the second most common disease spread by ticks, Shaw said.

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New England and the Upper Midwest have seen the lion’s share of increase in tick-borne illnesses, such as Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

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