Hare-to-Human Transmission of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Germany

In November 2012, a group of 7 persons who participated in a hare hunt in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, acquired tularemia. Two F. tularensis subsp. holarctica isolates were cultivated from human and hare biopsy material. Both isolates belonged to the FTN002–00 genetic subclade (derived for singl...

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Main Authors: Otto, Peter, Kohlmann, Rebekka, Müller, Wolfgang, Julich, Sandra, Geis, Gabriele, Gatermann, Sören G., Peters, Martin, Wolf, Peter Johannes, Karlsson, Edvin, Forsman, Mats, Myrtennäs, Kerstin, Tomaso, Herbert
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285259/