Waterborne outbreak of tularemia associated with crayfish fishing

Waterborne outbreak of tularemia associated with crayfish fishing

In 1997, an outbreak of human tularemia associated with hare-hunting in central Spain affected 585 patients. We describe the identification of Francisella tularensis biovar palaearctica in a second outbreak of ulceroglandular tularemia associated with crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) fishing in a cont...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 7; no. 3 Suppl; pp. 575 - 582
Main Authors: Anda, P, Segura del Pozo, J, Díaz García, J M, Escudero, R, García Peña, F J, López Velasco, M C, Sellek, R E, Jiménez Chillarón, M R, Sánchez Serrano, L P, Martínez Navarro, J F
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 01-01-2001
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Astacoidea - microbiology
Base Sequence
Cambaridae
Case-Control Studies
Disease Outbreaks
DNA, Ribosomal - analysis
DNA, Ribosomal - genetics
Francisella tularensis
Francisella tularensis - classification
Francisella tularensis - isolation & purification
Fresh Water - microbiology
Genes, rRNA
Humans
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
outbreaks
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Procambarus clarkii
Risk Factors
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Spain
Sports
tularemia
Tularemia - diagnosis
Tularemia - epidemiology
Tularemia - microbiology
water-borne diseases
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Summary:In 1997, an outbreak of human tularemia associated with hare-hunting in central Spain affected 585 patients. We describe the identification of Francisella tularensis biovar palaearctica in a second outbreak of ulceroglandular tularemia associated with crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) fishing in a contaminated freshwater stream distant from the hare-associated outbreak. The second outbreak occurred 1 year after the first.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0703.010340