Outbreaks of Tularemia in a Boreal Forest Region Depends on Mosquito Prevalence

Background. We aimed to evaluate the potential association of mosquito prevalence in a boreal forest area with transmission of the bacterial disease tularemia to humans, and model the annual variation of disease using local weather data.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rydén, Patrik, Björk, Rafael, Schäfer, Martina L., Lundström, Jan O., Petersén, Bodil, Lindblom, Anders, Forsman, Mats, Sjöstedt, Anders, Johansson, Anders
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244368/
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Summary:Background. We aimed to evaluate the potential association of mosquito prevalence in a boreal forest area with transmission of the bacterial disease tularemia to humans, and model the annual variation of disease using local weather data.