TY - JOUR AU - Boodman, Carl AU - Richert, Quinlan AU - Lother, Sylvain AU - Kasper, Ken AU - Fanella, Sergio AU - Lagacé-Wiens, Philippe AU - Keynan, Yoav T1 - Inguinal Ulceroglandular Tularemia Caused by Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica, Canada T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 4 SP - 1228 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the gram-negative coccobacillus Francisella tularensis, a Biosafety Level 3 pathogen and potential agent of bioterrorism. We describe 2 cases of perigenital ulcer disease caused by Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica in Manitoba, Canada. These cases caused inadvertent exposure among laboratory personnel. KW - tularemia KW - vector-borne infections KW - genital ulcer disease KW - Francisella tularensis KW - laboratory-acquired infection KW - bacteria KW - Canada KW - ticks KW - tick-borne infections DO - 10.3201/eid2704.203262 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-3262_article ER - End of Reference