Laboratory Analysis of Tularemia in Wild-Trapped, Commercially Traded Prairie Dogs, Texas, 2002

Laboratory Analysis of Tularemia in Wild-Trapped, Commercially Traded Prairie Dogs, Texas, 2002

Oropharyngeal tularemia was identified as the cause of a die-off in captured wild prairie dogs at a commercial exotic animal facility in Texas. From this point source, Francisella tularensis–infected prairie dogs were traced to animals distributed to the Czech Republic and to a Texas pet shop. F. tu...

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Main Authors: Jeannine M. Petersen, Martin E. Schriefer, Leon G. Carter, Yan Zhou, Tara Sealy, Darcy Bawiec, Brook Yockey, Sandra Urich, Nordin S. Zeidner, Swati Avashia, Jacob L. Kool, Jan Buck, Connie Lindley, Leos Celeda, John A. Monteneiri, Kenneth L. Gage, May C. Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Francisella tularensis
tularemia
oropharyngeal
Cynomys ludovicianus
prairie dogs
outbreak
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/3/03-0504_article

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