First European report of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica isolation from a domestic cat

First European report of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica isolation from a domestic cat

Abstract Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica is a select agent causing life-threatening tularemia. It has been isolated from humans and animals, mainly lagomorphs and rodents, rarely other wild carnivore species. Increasing numbers of human tularemia cases have been reported during the last 5 y...

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Main Authors: Sonja Kittl, Thierry Francey, Isabelle Brodard, Francesco C. Origgi, Stéphanie Borel, Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis, Ariane Schweighauser, Joerg Jores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Subjects:
bacteriuria
cat
feline
Switzerland
tularemia
zoonosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-020-00834-5

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