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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author | Todor Kantardjiev Ivan Ivanov Tzvetan Velinov Plamen Padeshki Boris Popov Roumiana Nenova Milcho Mincheff |
author_facet | Todor Kantardjiev Ivan Ivanov Tzvetan Velinov Plamen Padeshki Boris Popov Roumiana Nenova Milcho Mincheff |
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description | 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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spelling | doaj.art-68a16b08bb31497dbc43b77f4debae5d2022-12-21T18:22:22ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592006-04-0112467868010.3201/eid1204.050709Tularemia Outbreak, Bulgaria, 1997–2005Todor KantardjievIvan IvanovTzvetan VelinovPlamen PadeshkiBoris PopovRoumiana NenovaMilcho MincheffThe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/4/05-0709_articleFrancisella tularensis, tularemia outbreak, AFLP typingdispatchBulgaria |
spellingShingle | Todor Kantardjiev Ivan Ivanov Tzvetan Velinov Plamen Padeshki Boris Popov Roumiana Nenova Milcho Mincheff Tularemia Outbreak, Bulgaria, 1997–2005 Emerging Infectious Diseases Francisella tularensis, tularemia outbreak, AFLP typing dispatch Bulgaria |
title | Tularemia Outbreak, Bulgaria, 1997–2005 |
title_full | Tularemia Outbreak, Bulgaria, 1997–2005 |
title_fullStr | Tularemia Outbreak, Bulgaria, 1997–2005 |
title_full_unstemmed | Tularemia Outbreak, Bulgaria, 1997–2005 |
title_short | Tularemia Outbreak, Bulgaria, 1997–2005 |
title_sort | tularemia outbreak bulgaria 1997 2005 |
topic | Francisella tularensis, tularemia outbreak, AFLP typing dispatch Bulgaria |
url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/4/05-0709_article |
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