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First Pediatric Case of Tularemia after a Coyote Bite

Bite-transmitted tularemia is a rare event in humans and most of the cases have been associated with cat bites. We report the first pediatric case of tularemia caused by a coyote (Canis latrans) bite. Coyotes can be healthy carriers of Francisella tularensis and transmit this infectious agent throug...

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Autores principales: Chomel, Bruno B., Morton, Jane A., Kasten, Rickie W., Chang, Chao-chin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8095138