Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica, Tasmania, Australia, 2011.

Authors :: Jackson, Justin
McGregor, Alistair
Cooley, Louise
Ng, Jimmy
Brown, Mitchell
Ong, Chong Wei
Darcy, Catharine
Sintchenko, Vitali
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Sep2012, Vol. 18 Issue 9, p1484-1486. 3p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :: 2012
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]