Tularemia on Martha's Vineyard

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• Personal Author:
  Davis, Letitia
• Description:
  In early July 2000 the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) began investigating a cluster of tularemia cases among full and part-time residents of Martha's Vineyard. Tularemia, sometimes referred to as "rabbit fever" after its most common reservoir, is a relatively rare zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The disease can be transmitted from direct or indirect contact with numerous animals, the bite of a tick, the consumption of contaminated water, or the inhalation of the infecting organism. Clinical presentation will vary depending on the route of transmission and the virulence of the infecting strain. Ulceroglandular tularemia is caused by a tick bite or by skin contact with the bacteria and is the most common presentation nationally and statewide; however, in the 2000 outbreak on Martha's Vineyard, only 13% of the fifteen cases were ulceroglandular. The majority of cases (73%) had a pneumonic presentation, which is fairly uncommon and much more serious. Clinical diagnosis can be confirmed through culture or serology and the disease is treated with antibiotics. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Asthma Asthma, Occupational Bacterial Infections Communicable Diseases Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Insecta Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Airway-resistance Bacteria Bacterial-infections Bronchial-asthma Disease-prevention Employee-exposure Environmental-exposure Environmental-hazards Health-care Infection-control Infectious-diseases Insect-venom Insecticide-antidotes Insects Lung-disease Lung-irritants Medical-monitoring Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Occupational-respiratory-disease Pests Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Surveillance-programs Work-environment Workers

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042700
• Citation:
  SENSOR Occup Lung Dis Bull 2001 Sep; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, 250 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19880415
• Source Full Name:
  SENSOR Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:66bfcc186d5ef9c116bbbbc31b74d271d00aa72b9b343d45af1b987825ce7b262eddd9ab58e87ce65090574afaf78eef9a05728dab5e5ec8a58fb834fa52c8c9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194839/cdc_194839_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 173.31 KB ]