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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Eliasson, Henrik ; Lindbäck, Johan ; Nuorti, J. Pekka ; Arneborn, Malin ; Giesecke, Johan ; ... More +
Eliasson, Henrik ; Lindbäck, Johan ; Nuorti, J. Pekka ; Arneborn, Malin ; Giesecke, Johan ; Tegnell, Anders Less -
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A widespread outbreak of tularemia in Sweden in 2000 was investigated in a case-control study in which 270 reported cases of tularemia were compared with 438 controls. The outbreak affected parts of Sweden where tularemia had hitherto been rare, and these "emergent" areas were compared with the disease-endemic areas. Multivariate regression analysis showed mosquito bites to be the main risk factor, with an odds ratio (OR) of 8.8. Other risk factors were owning a cat (OR 2.5) and farm work (OR 3.2). Farming was a risk factor only in the disease-endemic area. Swollen lymph nodes and wound infections were more common in the emergent area, while pneumonia was more common in the disease-endemic area. Mosquito bites appear to be important in transmission of tularemia. The association between cat ownership and disease merits further investigation.
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Agriculture
Animals
Bites And Stings
Case-Control Studies
Case-control Study
Cat Diseases
Cats
Culicidae
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Vectors
Epidemiology
Female
Francisella Tularensis
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Questionnaires
Research
Risk Factors
Sweden
Tularemia
Risk Factors
Tularemia

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 8(9):956-960.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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