Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica, Tasmania, Australia, 2011.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of ulceroglandular tularemia that developed in a woman after she was bitten by a ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) in a forest in Tasmania, Australia. Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica was identified. This case indicates the emergence of F. tularensis type B in the Southern Hemisphere.

SUBMITTER: Jackson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3437722 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature