Waterborne Outbreak of Tularemia Associated with Crayfish Fishing

Waterborne Outbreak of Tularemia Associated with Crayfish Fishing

In 1997, an outbreak of human tularemia associated with hare-hunting in central Spain affected 585 patients. We describe the identification of Francisella tularensis biovar palaearctica in a second outbreak of ulceroglandular tularemia associated with crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) fishing in a cont...

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Main Authors: Pedro Anda, Javier Segura del Pozo, José María Díaz García, Raquel Escudero, F. Javier García Peña, M. Carmen López Velasco, Ricela E. Sellek, M. Rosario Jiménez Chillarón, Luisa P. Sánchez Serrano, J. Fernando Martínez Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tularemia
outbreak
crayfish
Francisella tularensis palearctica
Spainz
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/7/01-7740_article

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