The 2000 Tularemia Outbreak: A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors in Disease-Endemic and Emergent Areas, Sweden

Eliasson, Henrik; Lindbäck, Johan; Nuorti, J. Pekka; Arneborn, Malin; Giesecke, Johan; Tegnell, Anders

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The 2000 Tularemia Outbreak: A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors in Disease-Endemic and Emergent Areas, Sweden

Published Date:

Sep 2002

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Emerg Infect Dis. 8(9):956-960.

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Eliasson, Henrik ; Lindbäck, Johan ; Nuorti, J. Pekka ; Arneborn, Malin ; Giesecke, Johan ; ... More ▼

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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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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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