Three Cases of Tickborne Francisella tularensis Infection, Austria, 2022

Three Cases of Tickborne Francisella tularensis Infection, Austria, 2022

Tularemia is increasing in Austria. We report Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica isolated from 3 patients who had been bitten by arthropods. Next-generation sequencing showed substantial isolate similarity. Clinicians should consider bloodstream F. tularensis infections for patients with...

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Main Authors: Florian Heger, Stefanie Schindler, Sonja Pleininger, Astrid Fueszl, Marion Blaschitz, Kathrin Lippert, Patrick Hyden, Peter Hufnagl, David Mutschlechner, Thomas Gremmel, Erwin Hofer, Mateusz Markowicz, Alexander Indra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Francisella tularensis
tularemia
tick bites
tickborne disease
vector-borne infections
parasites
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/11/23-0460_article

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