Tularemia Outbreak, Bulgaria, 1997–2005
The 1997–2005 tularemia outbreak in Bulgaria affected 285 people. Ten strains were isolated from humans, a tick, a hare, and water. Amplified fragment length polymorphism typing of the present isolates and of the strain isolated in 1962 suggests that a new genetic variant caused the outbreak.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006-04-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/4/05-0709_article |