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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Main Authors: Todor Kantardjiev, Ivan Ivanov, Tzvetan Velinov, Plamen Padeshki, Boris Popov, Roumiana Nenova, Milcho Mincheff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/4/05-0709_article
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author 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
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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
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topic Francisella tularensis, tularemia outbreak, AFLP typing
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url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/4/05-0709_article
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