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Ticks and Tularemia: Do We Know What We Don't Know?
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2019
Zellner Briana, Huntley Jason F
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Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia, is characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates in over 190 different mammalian species, including humans. Based on its low infectious dose, multiple routes of infection, and ability to induce rapid and lethal disease, F. tularensis has been recognized as a severe public health threat-being designated as a NIH Category A...
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