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