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Phylogeographical pattern of Francisella tularensis in a nationwide outbreak of tularaemia in Norway, 2011.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 14 May 2015
Afset J E, Larssen K W, Bergh K, Larkeryd A, Sjodin A, Johansson A, Forsman M
Abstract excerpt
In 2011, a nationwide outbreak of tularaemia occurred in Norway with 180 recorded cases. It was associated with the largest peak in lemming density seen in 40 years. Francisella tularensis was isolated from 18 patients. To study the geographical distribution of F.tularensis genotypes in Norway and correlate genotype with epidemiology and clinical presentation,we performed whole genome sequencing of patient...
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