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Hare-to-human transmission of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Germany.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Otto Peter, Kohlmann Rebekka, Müller Wolfgang, Julich Sandra, Geis Gabriele, Gatermann Sören G, Peters Martin, Wolf Peter Johannes, Karlsson Edvin, Forsman Mats, Myrtennäs Kerstin, Tomaso Herbert
Abstract excerpt
In November 2012, a group of 7 persons who participated in a hare hunt in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, acquired tularemia. Two F. tularensis subsp. holarctica isolates were cultivated from human and hare biopsy material. Both isolates belonged to the FTN002-00 genetic subclade (derived for single nucleotide polymorphisms B.10 and B.18), thus indicating likely hare-to-human transmission.
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