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Notes from the Field: Francisella tularensis Type B Infection from a Fish Hook Injury — Minnesota, 2016
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Feb 24 2017
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(7):194. -
Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:On June 27, 2016, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Public Health Laboratory (PHL) was notified of a suspected Francisella tularensis isolate cultured at a hospital laboratory. The isolate was confirmed as F. tularensis type B at MDH PHL by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, culture, and direct fluorescent antibody testing. Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis (type A) and holarctica (type B) bacteria are the causative agents of tularemia.
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Pubmed ID:28231234
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5657846
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