The role of birds in dissemination ofFrancisella tularensis: first direct molecular evidence for bird-to-human transmission
| Autor: | Popov Boris K, Todor Kantardjiev, Ivan N. Ivanov, Plamen Padeshki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male Hoof and Claw Epidemiology Multiple Loci VNTR Analysis Disease Outbreaks Microbiology law.invention Tularemia Tandem repeat law Zoonoses biology.animal medicine Animals Humans Bulgaria Francisella tularensis Phylogeny Raptors biology Outbreak Buteo buteo medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology Buzzard Infectious Diseases Transmission (mechanics) |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiology and Infection. 138:376-379 |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0950268809990513 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYDuring a recent large tularemia outbreak in Bulgaria we found several cases that were remote from the main focus. One case had an unusual mode of transmission. A hunter acquired tularemia through a nail scratch from a buzzard (Buteo buteo) and consequently developed a typical ulceroglandular form of the disease. The diagnosis was confirmed by serological methods and successful cultivation. Comparative strain typing was performed by high-resolution multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). The isolated strain was identical to one of the outbreak genotypes. We consider that this case represents a bird-to-human transmission ofF. tularensis. |
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