Epidemiologic and molecular analysis of human tularemia, United States, 1964-2004

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1113-1118

  Staples, J Erin ^a   Kubota, Kristy A ^a   Chalcraft, Linda G ^a   Mead, Paul S ^a   Petersen, Jeannine M ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745964857     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1207.051504     Document Type: Article

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