Indigenous infection with Francisella tularensis holarctica in The Netherlands

Authors :: Maraha, B.
Hajer, G.F.
Sjödin, A.
Forsman, M.
Paauw, A.
Roeselers, G.
Verspui, E.
Frenay, H.M.E.
Notermans, D.W.
Vries, M.C. de
Reubsaet, F.A.G.
Source :: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013.
Abstract: We report here the first case of indigenous tularemia detected inTheNetherlands, a nonendemic country, since 1953.Whole genome DNAsequence analysis assigned the isolate BD11-00177 to the genomic group B.FTNF002-00,which previously has been exclusively reported from Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. The patient had not been abroad for years, which implies that this is an indigenous infection. The current case might predict an upcoming distribution of Francisella tularensis holarctica genomic group B.FTNF002-00 in Europe.