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Differential mortality of dog tick vectors due to infection by diverse Francisella tularensis tularensis genotypes.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2011
Goethert Heidi K, Telford Sam R
Abstract excerpt
The factors involved in the long-term perpetuation of Francisella tularensis tularensis in nature are poorly understood. Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, has become a site of sustained transmission of Type A tularemia, with nearly 100 human cases reported from 2000 to 2010. We have identified a stable focus of F. tularensis transmission there, where the annual prevalence in host-seeking Dermacentor variabilis is...
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