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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Jackson, Justin ; McGregor, Alistair ; Cooley, Louise ; Ng, Jimmy ; Brown, Mitchell ; ... More +
Jackson, Justin ; McGregor, Alistair ; Cooley, Louise ; Ng, Jimmy ; Brown, Mitchell ; Ong, Chong Wei ; Darcy, Catharine ; Sintchenko, Vitali Less -
Description:
We report a case of ulceroglandular tularemia that developed in a woman after she was bitten by a ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) in a forest in Tasmania, Australia. Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica was identified. This case indicates the emergence of F. tularensis type B in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Adult
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bites And Stings
Female
Francisella Tularensis
Genes, Bacterial
Gentamicins
Humans
Phylogeny
Rec A Recombinases
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Treatment Outcome
Trichosurus
Tularemia

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(9):1484-1486.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Australia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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