Abstract
In 1997, an outbreak of human tularemia associated with hare-hunting in central Spain affected 585 patients. We describe the identification of Francisella tularensis biovar palaearctica in a second outbreak of ulceroglandular tularemia associated with crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) fishing in a contaminated freshwater stream distant from the hare-associated outbreak. The second outbreak occurred 1 year after the first.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Astacoidea / microbiology*
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Base Sequence
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Case-Control Studies
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DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Francisella tularensis / classification
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Francisella tularensis / isolation & purification*
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Fresh Water / microbiology*
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Genes, rRNA
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Risk Factors
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sports
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Tularemia / diagnosis
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Tularemia / epidemiology*
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Tularemia / microbiology
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Associated data
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GENBANK/AF227312
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GENBANK/AF227313
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GENBANK/AF227314