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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI119855

Immunization against the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in a murine model.

W Sun, J W IJdo, S R Telford 3rd, E Hodzic, Y Zhang, S W Barthold, and E Fikrig

Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

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Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

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Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

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Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

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Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

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Published December 15, 1997 - More info

Published in Volume 100, Issue 12 on December 15, 1997
J Clin Invest. 1997;100(12):3014–3018. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI119855.
© 1997 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Abstract

The agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) is a newly recognized tick-borne pathogen that resides within polymorphonuclear leukocytes. C3H/HeN mice can become infected with the agent of HGE (designated aoHGE) by syringe inoculation or tick-borne infection and develop transient neutropenia. They thereby partially mimic human disease and provide a model in which to study immunity to this microorganism. Mice vaccinated with lysates of purified aoHGE, or administered aoHGE antisera, were partially protected from both syringe- and tick-transmitted challenge with aoHGE. These data suggest that antibodies are sufficient to provide substantial, but not complete, immunity against aoHGE.

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