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Oropharyngeal Tularemia Outbreak Associated with Drinking Contaminated Tap Water, Turkey, July–September 2013
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Dec 2015
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 21(12):2194-2196
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:In 2013, an oropharyngeal tularemia outbreak in Turkey affected 55 persons. Drinking tap water during the likely exposure period was significantly associated with illness (attack rate 27% vs. 11% among non-tap water drinkers). Findings showed the tap water source had been contaminated by surface water, and the chlorination device malfunctioned.
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Pubmed ID:26584074
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4672448
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