The role of birds in dissemination of Francisella tularensis: First direct molecular evidence for bird-to-human transmission

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 376-379

  Padeshki, P I ^a   Ivanov, I N ^a   Popov, B ^a   Kantardjiev, T V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Bird to human transmission; Francisella tularensis; Hunter; MLVA; Nail scratch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRD; BULGARIA; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; TULAREMIA; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; HOOF AND CLAW; PHYLOGENY; RAPTOR; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BULGARIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HOOF AND CLAW; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RAPTORS; TULAREMIA; ZOONOSES;

EID: 76549126060     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990513     Document Type: Article

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