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There IS no reliable testing for Ehrlichiosis. It is a real shame.

There are 4 kinds of human pathogenic Ehrlichia in the USA, but the most common are HME and HGE. Yet even tests for those are so flawed that they can completely miss fatal, acute cases. Here is an abstract documenting 4 fatal, acute cases of Ehrlichiosis, 2 of which were blood NEGATIVE. Blood negative Ehrlichiosis has been documented repetitively from all over the world where it occurs.

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Evidence of E. chaffeensis via IHC, ISH, and PCR was documented in all 4 cases. Abundant immunostaining and in situ nucleic acid hybridization were observed in spleen and lymph node from all 4 patients.

Significantly, in 2 of these patients, serologic evidence of infection was absent.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum


And here is a reference regarding 4 species of Ehrlichia human pathogenic in the USA. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum

Ehrlichiosis can kill very quickly and unfortunately, it has this past year killed 2very young people in the same state, Missouri.

It killed Emily Powell, 15, in just a couple of weeks, and killed Ellen Cary, 7, in just 10 days... It can kill very young, very healthy people, like Erin Zinna, 19, a boxing champion, who died in seven days exactly.
http://home.swbell.net/dsny1fan/zinna.html is her tribute page.

All of those girls died of Ehrlichiosis in MISSOURI.

Erin Zinna, 19,
Emily Powell, 15,
Ellen Cary, 7.

All very healthy before, all died within 2 weeks!!!

Ehrlichiosis can manifest with fever & flu-like symptoms.
It can manifest as IBS or as TTP.

ALL OF THOSE LOVELY YOUNG PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED WITH
ORAL DOXYCYCLINE!!! A study on RMSF therapy has shown that short-term Doxy won't mess up kids bones and it ok for emergencies like these.

Tragically, Ehrlichiosis is both one of the most lethal TBDs and one of the most EASILY TREATABLE. It is easier to eradicate than almost any other TBD.

Just oral Doxycycline.