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Water as Source of Francisella tularensis Infection in Humans, Turkey

Authors :
Selcuk Kilic
Dawn N. Birdsell
Alper Karagöz
Bekir Çelebi
Zekiye Bakkaloglu
Muzaffer Arikan
Jason W. Sahl
Cedar Mitchell
Andrew Rivera
Sara Maltinsky
Paul Keim
Duran Üstek
Rıza Durmaz
David M. Wagner
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 12, Pp 2213-2216 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015.

Abstract

Francisella tularensis DNA extractions and isolates from the environment and humans were genetically characterized to elucidate environmental sources that cause human tularemia in Turkey. Extensive genetic diversity consistent with genotypes from human outbreaks was identified in environmental samples and confirmed water as a source of human tularemia in Turkey.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
21
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bfed42447454bd38109cc20016060cf
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.150634