Waterborne Outbreak of Tularemia Associated with Crayfish Fishing
oleh: Pedro Anda, Javier Segura del Pozo, José María Díaz García, Raquel Escudero, F. Javier García Peña, M. Carmen López Velasco, Ricela E. Sellek, M. Rosario Jiménez Chillarón, Luisa P. Sánchez Serrano, J. Fernando Martínez Navarro
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-06-01 |
Deskripsi
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.