Re-emergence ofFrancisella tularensisin Germany: fatal tularaemia in a colony of semi-free-living marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)
- 19 February 2007
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 135 (8), 1256-1265
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268807008035
Abstract
Francisella tularensis was identified as the cause of a die-off which occurred among a colony of semi-free-living common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). During the outbreak 5 out of 62 animals died of tularaemia in a research facility located in the district of Goettingen, Germany. All animals had been born at the facility suggesting an endemic infection. A total of five culture isolates were recovered and characterized as F. tularensis holarctica, biovar I. These cultures represent the first isolates obtained in the Federal Republic of Germany for more than 45 years. The outbreak area shows several geographical and ecological characteristics known to favour long-term presence of F. tularensis. Persistence of the pathogen in the remote region along the former German–German border, continuous re-introduction from eastern European countries after destruction of the ‘Iron curtain’ or introduction through migrating birds are testable hypotheses which could explain the emergence of tularaemia in this particular region.Keywords
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