Tularemia among Free-Ranging Mice without Infection of Exposed Humans, Switzerland, 2012

The animals primarily infected by Francisella tularensis are rapidly consumed by scavengers, hindering ecologic investigation of the bacterium. We describe a 2012 natural tularemia epizootic among house mice in Switzerland and the assessment of infection of exposed humans. The humans were not infect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Origgi, Francesco C., König, Barbara, Lindholm, Anna K., Mayor, Désirée, Pilo, Paola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25531919
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140906
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Sumario:The animals primarily infected by Francisella tularensis are rapidly consumed by scavengers, hindering ecologic investigation of the bacterium. We describe a 2012 natural tularemia epizootic among house mice in Switzerland and the assessment of infection of exposed humans. The humans were not infected, but the epizootic coincided with increased reports of human cases in the area.

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