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Oropharyngeal Tularemia Outbreak Associated with Drinking Contaminated Tap Water, Turkey, July–September 2013
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 12, Pp 2194-2196 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015.
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Abstract
- In 2013, an oropharyngeal tularemia outbreak in Turkey affected 55 persons. Drinking tap water during the likely exposure period was significantly associated with illness (attack rate 27% vs. 11% among non–tap water drinkers). Findings showed the tap water source had been contaminated by surface water, and the chlorination device malfunctioned.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.97b189091a0b445e82400b1d03bfd533
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.142032