Multiple Francisella tularensis Subspecies and Clades, Tularemia Outbreak, Utah

Petersen, Jeannine M.; Carlson, Jennifer K.; Dietrich, Gabrielle; Eisen, Rebecca J.; Coombs, Jana; Janusz, Aimee M.; Summers, JoDee; Ben Beard, C.; Mead, Paul S.

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Multiple Francisella tularensis Subspecies and Clades, Tularemia Outbreak, Utah

Published Date:

Dec 2008

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(12):1928-1930

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Petersen, Jeannine M. ; Carlson, Jennifer K. ; Dietrich, Gabrielle ; Eisen, Rebecca J. ; Coombs, Jana ; ... More ▼

Description:

In July 2007, a deer fly-associated outbreak of tularemia occurred in Utah. Human infections were caused by 2 clades (A1 and A2) of Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis. Lagomorph carcasses from the area yielded evidence of infection with A1 and A2, as well as F. tularensis subsp. holarctica. These findings indicate that multiple subspecies and clades can cause disease in a localized outbreak of tularemia.

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Pubmed ID:

19046524

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC2634622

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Journal Article

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Utah

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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