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Anaplasmosis is a disease caused by a rickettsial parasite of ruminants, Anaplasma spp and is therefore related to rickettsial disease. The microorganisms are Gram-negative, and infect red blood cells. They are transmitted by natural means through a number of haematophagous species of ticks. The Ixodes tick that commonly transmits Lyme disease also spreads anaplasmosis. Other species of ticks able to transmit anaplasmosis include Dermacentor spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Hyalomma spp., and Haemaphysalis  spp.