Density-Dependent Prevalence of Francisella tularensis in Fluctuating Vole Populations, Northwestern Spain

Density-Dependent Prevalence of Francisella tularensis in Fluctuating Vole Populations, Northwestern Spain

Tularemia in humans in northwestern Spain is associated with increases in vole populations. Prevalence of infection with Francisella tularensis in common voles increased to 33% during a vole population fluctuation. This finding confirms that voles are spillover agents for zoonotic outbreaks. Ecologi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2017-08, Vol.23 (8), p.1377-1379
Hauptverfasser: Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth, Escudero, Raquel, Vidal, Dolors, Mougeot, François, Arroyo, Beatriz, Lambin, Xavier, Vila-Coro, Ave Maria, Rodríguez-Moreno, Isabel, Anda, Pedro, Luque-Larena, Juan J
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Sprache:eng
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Animals
Arvicolinae - microbiology
bacteria
density-dependent prevalence
Density-Dependent Prevalence of
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
fluctuation populations
Francisella tularensis
Humans
in Fluctuating Vole Populations, Northwestern Spain
Population
Prevalence
Risk factors
Spain - epidemiology
Tularemia
Tularemia - epidemiology
Tularemia - transmission
voles
Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:Tularemia in humans in northwestern Spain is associated with increases in vole populations. Prevalence of infection with Francisella tularensis in common voles increased to 33% during a vole population fluctuation. This finding confirms that voles are spillover agents for zoonotic outbreaks. Ecologic interactions associated with tularemia prevention should be considered.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2308.161194