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Francisella tularensis
4/18/01 2 Credits Subject Matter Expert: May C. Chu, Ph.D. Chief, Diagnostic and Reference Section Bacterial Zoonoses Branch Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Acknowledgments: Thomas J. Quan, Ph.D ...
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Fact Sheet © Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, www.upmc-biosecurity.org Updated 10/13/2011 Francisella tularensis (Tularemia) Background Naturally occurring tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis , which is a hardy organism capable of surviving for weeks at ...
Francisellatularensis (Tularemia)
(If isolation from blood is attempted, the best chance of recovery is very early in disease or in untreated fulminating disease. ) o Collect at least 3 mlblood, without anticoagulant. Urine and feces-rarely yield F. tularensis Serum -for serologic diagnosis o Collect acute phase specimen as soon as ...
TULAREMIA SUMMARY
OIE Terrestrial Manual 2008 361 CHAPTER 2.1.18. TULAREMIA SUMMARY Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by Francisella tularensis. The causative bacterium is a Gram
Tularemia Full DM-NH (4)
1 Tularemia Synonyms: USA: deerfly fever, rabbit fever, muskrat fever; Japan: hare-meat poisoning; Sweden, Norway: hare plague; former Soviet Union: Siberian ulcer (1) Overview "Few, if any, zoonotic disease agents have a broader host distribution than F. tularensis" (Hopla and Hopla) (2).
Key Facts About Tularemia
People can get tularemia many different ways: • being bitten by an infected tick, deerfly or other insect • handling infected animal carcasses • eating or drinking contaminated food or water • breathing in the bacteria, F. tularensis Tularemia is not known to be spread from person to person.
Francisella tularensis LEVEL A LABORATORY GUIDELINES
Francisella tularensis LEVEL A LABORATORY GUIDELINES Safety F. tularensis is highly infectious! Once this organism is suspected on the basis of clinical and/or laboratory information, do not perform additional testing except within an approved biosafety cabinet and wearing appropriate personal ...
tularemia, Francisella tularensis, bioterrorism
"Basic Laboratory Protocols for the Presumptive Identification of Francisella tularensis " has been replaced with " Level A Laboratory Procedures for Identification of Francisella tularensis "tularemia, Francisella tularensis, bioterrorism
Transstadial Transmission of Francisella tularensis ...
In Sweden, human cases of tularemia caused by Francisella tularensis holarctica are assumed to be transmitted by mosquitoes, but how mosquito vectors acquire and transmit the bacterium is not clear.
The Infectious Dose of Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Abstract Quantitatively estimating an individual's risk of infection by an airborne pathogen requires knowledge of the expected dose and the pathogen's infectious dose.
