Indigenous Infection with Francisella tularensis holarctica in The Netherlands

We report here the first case of indigenous tularemia detected in The Netherlands, a nonendemic country, since 1953. Whole genome DNA sequence analysis assigned the isolate BD11-00177 to the genomic group B.FTNF002-00, which previously has been exclusively reported from Spain, France, Italy, Switzer...

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Published in:	Case reports in infectious diseases Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors:	Notermans, Daan, Reubsaet, Frans, Frenay, Ine, Verspui, Ellen, Roeselers, Guus, Paauw, Armand, Forsman, Mats, Sjödin, Andreas, Hajer, Gerhard, Maraha, Boulos, de Vries, Maaike
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2013 Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Case Report
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Summary:	We report here the first case of indigenous tularemia detected in The Netherlands, a nonendemic country, since 1953. Whole genome DNA sequence analysis assigned the isolate BD11-00177 to the genomic group B.FTNF002-00, which previously has been exclusively reported from Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. The patient had not been abroad for years, which implies that this is an indigenous infection. The current case might predict an upcoming distribution of Francisella tularensis holarctica genomic group B.FTNF002-00 in Europe.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Academic Editors: C. L. Gibert, A. Marangoni, C. G. Meyer, and D. L. Palazzi
ISSN:	2090-6625 2090-6633
DOI:	10.1155/2013/916985