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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[File:Anasmosis.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Rickettsia'' sp. inside tick haemolymph cells (sourced from Wikimedia Commons)]]
[[File:Anaplasmosis.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Rickettsia'' sp. inside tick haemolymph cells (sourced from Wikimedia Commons)]]
Anaplasmosis is a ruminant disease caused by the [[:Category:Rickettsiales|'''rickettsial''']] pathogens ''[[Anaplasma marginale]]'', ''A. ovis'', ''A. mesaeterum'' and ''Ehrlichia bovis''.
Anaplasmosis is a ruminant disease caused by the [[:Category:Rickettsiales|'''rickettsial''']] pathogens ''[[Anaplasma marginale]]'', ''A. ovis'', ''A. mesaeterum'' and ''Ehrlichia bovis''.
These rickettsial parasites reside exclusively within the '''[[erythrocytes| red blood cells]]''' of their hosts.
These rickettsial parasites reside exclusively within the '''[[erythrocytes| red blood cells]]''' of their hosts.