TY - JOUR AU - Eden, John-Sebastian AU - Rose, Karrie AU - Ng, Jimmy AU - Shi, Mang AU - Wang, Qinning AU - Sintchenko, Vitali AU - Holmes, Edward T1 - Francisella tularensis ssp. holarctica in Ringtail Possums, Australia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 7 SP - 1198 SN - 1080-6059 AB - The occurrence of Francisella tularensis outside of endemic areas, such as North America and Eurasia, has been enigmatic. We report the metagenomic discovery and isolation of F. tularensis ssp. holarctica biovar japonica from diseased ringtail possums in Sydney, Australia. This finding confirms the presence of F. tularensis in the Southern Hemisphere. KW - tularemia KW - Francisella tularensis KW - ringtail possum KW - Pseudocheirus peregrinus KW - Australia KW - metagenomics KW - next-generation sequencing DO - 10.3201/eid2307.161863 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/16-1863_article ER - End of Reference