Tularemia among free-ranging mice without infection of exposed humans, Switzerland, 2012

The animals primarily infected by Francisella tularensis are rapidly consumed by scavengers, hindering ecologic investigation of the bacterium. We describe a 2012 natural tularemia epizootic among house mice in Switzerland and the assessment of infection of exposed humans. The humans were not infect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2015-01, Vol.21 (1), p.133-135
Hauptverfasser:	Origgi, Francesco C, König, Barbara, Lindholm, Anna K, Mayor, Désirée, Pilo, Paola
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Environmental Exposure epizootic Francisella tularensis - genetics Health aspects house mouse human exposure Humans Mice outbreak Rodent Diseases - epidemiology Rodent Diseases - microbiology Rodent Diseases - transmission Switzerland - epidemiology Tularemia Tularemia - epidemiology Tularemia - transmission Tularemia - veterinary Tularemia among Free-Ranging Mice without Infection of Exposed Humans, Switzerland, 2012 zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	The animals primarily infected by Francisella tularensis are rapidly consumed by scavengers, hindering ecologic investigation of the bacterium. We describe a 2012 natural tularemia epizootic among house mice in Switzerland and the assessment of infection of exposed humans. The humans were not infected, but the epizootic coincided with increased reports of human cases in the area.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2101.140906