NCT01013636

Human Anaplasmosis in Eastern France

Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of Human Anaplasmosis in Eastern France

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 300 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne transmitted infection. Its clinical expression include fever, cytopenia and hepatitis.This infection was initially described in United States. In Europe, its epidemiology is not well known. Some isolated cases have been diagnosed in several country, were the tick Ixodes ricinus is known to transmitted another infection :the Lyme borreliosis.The purpose of our study is to look systematically for Anaplasmosis, in patient living in Eastern France, and presenting with compatible clinical symptoms using a new diagnosis tool : PCR in blood samples. So we will have new data about epidemiology in our country and the clinical symptoms that are associated with Anaplasmosis.

Conditions

• Anaplasmosis
• Tick-borne Disease
• Ehrlichia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Blood sampling	* Anaplasma diagnosis test : serology and PCR * If presence of Anaplasma infection, proposition of treatment with doxycylin 200 mg once-a-day during 10 days

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-11-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2009-11-16
• Last updated: 2011-08-30

Locations

12 sites across 1 country: France