Tularemia is a bacterial zoonotic infection. The disease is endemic in most parts of the
world, has been reported through the northern hemisphere between 30 and 71° N latitude …

Turkey has significant geographical and socio-economic differences throughout a vast area
of the country. These characteristics affect the epidemiology of infectious diseases, some of …

Introduction: Plague and tularemia are zoonoses and their causative bacteria are circulating
in certain regions of Iran. This study was conducted to investigate potential disease …

Tularemia is an endemic disease in Turkey. In this study, we aimed to detect Francisella
tularensis by two methods from natural water supplies thought to cause tularemia …

Background Tularemia is a bacterial zoonosis with diverse clinical manifestations
depending on bacterial subspecies and the route of the infection. Methods We collected …

Francisella tularensis DNA extractions and isolates from the environment and humans were
genetically characterized to elucidate environmental sources that cause human tularemia in …

Tularemia, a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, is found throughout most of
the Northern Hemisphere. It is not well known and is often misdiagnosed in children. Our …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics of
tularemia outbreak and the effect of climate variability on this outbreak in Kayseri. Methods …

Francisella tularensis is a potential biowarfare/bioterrorism agent and zoonotic pathogen
that causes tularemia; thus, surveillance of F. tularensis and first-level emergency response …

Introduction: Tularemia has reemerged and spread throughout Turkey, and the number of
cases has increased. In this study, we report on a waterborne outbreak of tularemia in the …