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. 2002 Aug 9;51(31):688, 699.

Outbreak of tularemia among commercially distributed prairie dogs, 2002

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • PMID: 12233912
Free article

Outbreak of tularemia among commercially distributed prairie dogs, 2002

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Abstract

Tularemia has been identified recently as the cause of a die-off in captured wild prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) (Figure) at a commercial exotic animal distributor in Texas. The Texas Department of Health and CDC immediately notified all state health departments and are investigating the outbreak.

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