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First Reported Prairie Dog–to-Human Tularemia Transmission, Texas, 2002

A tularemia outbreak, caused by Francisella tularensis type B, occurred among wild-caught, commercially traded prairie dogs. F. tularensis microagglutination titers in one exposed person indicated recent infection. These findings represent the first evidence for prairie-dog-to-human tularemia transm...

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Autores principales: Avashia, Swati B., Petersen, Jeannine M., Lindley, Connie M., Schriefer, Martin E., Gage, Kenneth L., Cetron, Marty, DeMarcus, Thomas A., Kim, David K., Buck, Jan, Montenieri, John A., Lowell, Jennifer L., Antolin, Michael F., Kosoy, Michael Y., Carter, Leon G., Chu, May C., Hendricks, Katherine A., Dennis, David T., Kool, Jacob L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15109417
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.030695
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author Avashia, Swati B.
Petersen, Jeannine M.
Lindley, Connie M.
Schriefer, Martin E.
Gage, Kenneth L.
Cetron, Marty
DeMarcus, Thomas A.
Kim, David K.
Buck, Jan
Montenieri, John A.
Lowell, Jennifer L.
Antolin, Michael F.
Kosoy, Michael Y.
Carter, Leon G.
Chu, May C.
Hendricks, Katherine A.
Dennis, David T.
Kool, Jacob L.
author_facet Avashia, Swati B.
Petersen, Jeannine M.
Lindley, Connie M.
Schriefer, Martin E.
Gage, Kenneth L.
Cetron, Marty
DeMarcus, Thomas A.
Kim, David K.
Buck, Jan
Montenieri, John A.
Lowell, Jennifer L.
Antolin, Michael F.
Kosoy, Michael Y.
Carter, Leon G.
Chu, May C.
Hendricks, Katherine A.
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description A tularemia outbreak, caused by Francisella tularensis type B, occurred among wild-caught, commercially traded prairie dogs. F. tularensis microagglutination titers in one exposed person indicated recent infection. These findings represent the first evidence for prairie-dog-to-human tularemia transmission and demonstrate potential human health risks of the exotic pet trade.
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spelling pubmed-33227782012-04-16 First Reported Prairie Dog–to-Human Tularemia Transmission, Texas, 2002 Avashia, Swati B. Petersen, Jeannine M. Lindley, Connie M. Schriefer, Martin E. Gage, Kenneth L. Cetron, Marty DeMarcus, Thomas A. Kim, David K. Buck, Jan Montenieri, John A. Lowell, Jennifer L. Antolin, Michael F. Kosoy, Michael Y. Carter, Leon G. Chu, May C. Hendricks, Katherine A. Dennis, David T. Kool, Jacob L. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A tularemia outbreak, caused by Francisella tularensis type B, occurred among wild-caught, commercially traded prairie dogs. F. tularensis microagglutination titers in one exposed person indicated recent infection. These findings represent the first evidence for prairie-dog-to-human tularemia transmission and demonstrate potential human health risks of the exotic pet trade. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3322778/ /pubmed/15109417 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.030695 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Avashia, Swati B.
Petersen, Jeannine M.
Lindley, Connie M.
Schriefer, Martin E.
Gage, Kenneth L.
Cetron, Marty
DeMarcus, Thomas A.
Kim, David K.
Buck, Jan
Montenieri, John A.
Lowell, Jennifer L.
Antolin, Michael F.
Kosoy, Michael Y.
Carter, Leon G.
Chu, May C.
Hendricks, Katherine A.
Dennis, David T.
Kool, Jacob L.
First Reported Prairie Dog–to-Human Tularemia Transmission, Texas, 2002
title First Reported Prairie Dog–to-Human Tularemia Transmission, Texas, 2002
title_full First Reported Prairie Dog–to-Human Tularemia Transmission, Texas, 2002
title_fullStr First Reported Prairie Dog–to-Human Tularemia Transmission, Texas, 2002
title_full_unstemmed First Reported Prairie Dog–to-Human Tularemia Transmission, Texas, 2002
title_short First Reported Prairie Dog–to-Human Tularemia Transmission, Texas, 2002
title_sort first reported prairie dog–to-human tularemia transmission, texas, 2002
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15109417
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.030695
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