Hare-to-Human Transmission of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Germany

Hare-to-Human Transmission of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Germany

In November 2012, a group of 7 persons who participated in a hare hunt in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, acquired tularemia. Two F. tularensis subsp. holarctica isolates were cultivated from human and hare biopsy material. Both isolates belonged to the FTN002–00 genetic subclade (derived for singl...

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Main Authors: Peter Otto, Rebekka Kohlmann, Wolfgang Müller, Sandra Julich, Gabriele Geis, Sören G. Gatermann, Martin Peters, Peter Johannes Wolf, Edvin Karlsson, Mats Forsman, Kerstin Myrtennäs, Herbert Tomaso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tularemia
Francisella
Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica
hare
European brown hare
Lepus europaeus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/1/13-1837_article

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