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. 2021;27(4):1228-1229.
doi: 10.3201/eid2704.203262.

Inguinal Ulceroglandular Tularemia Caused by Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica, Canada

Carl Boodman, Quinlan Richert, Sylvain Lother, Ken Kasper, Sergio Fanella, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Yoav Keynan

Inguinal Ulceroglandular Tularemia Caused by Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica, Canada

Carl Boodman et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021.

Abstract

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the gram-negative coccobacillus Francisella tularensis, a Biosafety Level 3 pathogen and potential agent of bioterrorism. We describe 2 cases of perigenital ulcer disease caused by Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica in Manitoba, Canada. These cases caused inadvertent exposure among laboratory personnel.

Keywords: Canada; Francisella tularensis; bacteria; genital ulcer disease; laboratory-acquired infection; tick-borne infections; ticks; tularemia; vector-borne infections.

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