Author/Editor | Rojko, Tereza; Korva, Miša; Lotrič-Furlan, Stanka; Strle, Franc; Avšič-Županc, Tatjana | |
Title | Cluster of ulceroglandular tularemia cases in Slovenia | |
Type | članek | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 7, št. 6 | |
Publication year | 2016 | |
Volume | str. 1193-1197 | |
ISSN | 1877-9603 - Ticks and tick-borne diseases | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | In Slovenia, a small Central European country, where tularemia cases are very rare and mostly sporadic, six cases of ulceroglandular tularemia were recognised in 2012-2013 in patients residing in or visiting a small geographical area of <6 km2. Epidemiological data indicated transmission by a tick bite in at least 3/6 patients. | |
Keywords | Francisella tularensis Tularemia Ticks Custer Slovenia |