Francisella tularensis in Rodents, China
oleh: Fang Zhang, Wei Liu, May C. Chu, Jun He, Qing Duan, Xiao-Ming Wu, Pan-He Zhang, Qiu-Min Zhao, Hong Yang, Zhong-Tao Xin, Wu-Chun Cao
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-06-01 |
Deskripsi
A total of 420 rodents in China were examined for Francisella tularensis by polymerase chain reaction. The infection rates were 4.76% in total, and 11.65%, 10.00%, 6.56%, 1.77%, and 0% in Jilin, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Zhejiang, respectively. Sequence analysis showed that all the detected agents belonged to F. tularensis subsp. holarctica.