Francisella tularensis infection in a stone marten (Martes foina) without classic pathological lesions consistent with tularemia.
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
23674461
Abstract
The current report describes the isolation and typing of a strain of Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, from the spleen of a stone marten (Martes foina) showing no classic lesions consistent with the disease. The identification of this bacterium, belonging to the World Health Organization risk 3 category and considered to have a low infectious dose, could be performed only because of an ongoing project screening F. tularensis in the environment sensu lato. The findings described herein should alert diagnostic laboratories of the possible presence of F. tularensis in clinical samples in countries where tularemia is endemic even in cases with no consistent anamnesis and from unsuspected animal species.
Date Issued
2013-07
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Subjects
Diagnostics
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Francisella tularensis
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inconsistent pathological lesions
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martens
Language(s)
en
Journal
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation
Publisher
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians AAVLD
ISSN
1040-6387
Access(Rights)
open.access