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7. Pet-to-Human Transmission

Some diseases that affect pets can eventually infect owners. Though anaplasmosis has the potential to infect humans, direct transmission is unlikely. Currently, there are no documented cases of direct transmission from animal to animal or animal to human. However, it is possible that an infected tick could fall off of a pet and then bite a human, thereby transmitting anaplasmosis to both.

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