Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica, Tasmania, Australia, 2011.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 18(9): 1484-6, 2012 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22931809
We report a case of ulceroglandular tularemia that developed in a woman after she was bitten by a ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) in a forest in Tasmania, Australia. Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica was identified. This case indicates the emergence of F. tularensis type B in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tularemia
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Francisella tularensis
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia
Country of publication:
United States