Notes From the Field: Francisella Tularensis Type B Infection From a Fish Hook Injury — Minnesota, 2016

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• Journal Article:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
• Personal Author:
  Whitten, Tory ; Bjork, Jenna ; Neitzel, Dave ; Smith, Kirk ; Sullivan, Maureen ; Scheftel, Joni
• 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 tTesting. Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis (type A) and holarctica (type B) bacteria are the causative agents of tularemia.
• Subjects:
  Aged Announcement Female Finger Injuries Francisella Tularensis Humans Lakes Recreation Tularemia Wounds, Penetrating
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2017; v. 66, no. 7
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6607a3
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  28231234
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657846
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota
• Pages in Document:
  p. 194
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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