First case of Autochthonous Tularaemia reported in Portugal

Cunha, F.; Oliveira, D.; Lopes, C.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.; Núncio, M.S.; Serra, J. E.; Gonçalves, R.; Cunha, S.

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Cunha, F.

Oliveira, D.

Lopes, C.

Lopes de Carvalho, I.

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Tularaemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative, facultative intracellular bacterium. Transmission to humans occurs through contact with infected animals or contaminated environments, or through arthropod vectors. The disease has a broad geographical distribution; in Europe, recent outbreaks have been reported in Sweden, Hungary and Spain. In Portugal, F. tularensis subsp. holarctica was already detected in different tick species, lagomorphs and was also reported a ulceroglandular form of tularemia but with imported origin. Here we report the first notified case of autochthonous tularaemia in Portugal.

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Tularemia Febrile Syndrome Zoonosis Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses Portugal

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