Outbreak of tularaemia in Golcuk, Turkey in 2005: report of 5 cases and an overview of the literature from Turkey.

نویسندگان

  • Aynur Karadenizli
  • Saban Gurcan
  • Fetiye Kolayli
  • Haluk Vahaboglu
چکیده

Tularaemia was diagnosed by TaqMan RT-PCR and microagglutination tests in 5 patients, all from a new settlement constructed after the earthquake of 1999. During the follow-up, 129 more cases were found in this settlement (data from the local Health Care Authority). In this study, clinical features of 5 cases are presented briefly, and the Turkish literature on past outbreaks of tularaemia is reviewed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases

دوره 37 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005