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Tularemia

Known as: tularaemia, deerfly fever, Infection, Francisella tularensis 
A serious Gram-negative bacterial infection caused by Francisella tularensis. It is transmitted to humans through bites from infected insects… (More)
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1935-2018
05010019352017

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Broader (2)

Arthropod-borne disease, unspecifiedBacterial Infections
Aspects of mortality statisticsFRANCISELLA TULARENSISGram-Negative BacteriaIn Blood
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Pulmonary tularemia

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1936-2018
19401960198020002020
Tularemia
Bacterial Infections
Streptomycin
prevention & control
In Blood
Gram-Negative Bacteria

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The AIM2 inflammasome is critical for innate immunity against Francisella tularensis
Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, infects host macrophages, which triggers production of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Epidemiologic and Molecular Analysis of Human Tularemia, United States, 1964–2004
Tularemia in the United States is caused by 2 subspecies of Francisella tularensis, subspecies tularensis (type A) and subspecies… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The complete genome sequence of Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia
Francisella tularensis is one of the most infectious human pathogens known. In the past, both the former Soviet Union and the US… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Innate immunity against Francisella tularensis is dependent on the ASC/caspase-1 axis
Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious gram-negative coccobacillus that causes the zoonosis tularemia. This bacterial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Experimental tularemia in mice challenged by aerosol or intradermally with virulent strains of Francisella tularensis: bacteriologic and histopathologic studies.
BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were challenged by aerosol or intradermally with low doses ( approximately 10-20 colony forming units) of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Tularemia Outbreak Investigation in Kosovo: Case Control and Environmental Studies
A large outbreak of tularemia occurred in Kosovo in the early postwar period, 1999-2000. Epidemiologic and environmental… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
An outbreak of primary pneumonic tularemia on Martha's Vineyard.
BACKGROUND In the summer of 2000, an outbreak of primary pneumonic tularemia occurred on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Tularemia epidemic in northwestern Spain: clinical description and therapeutic response.
This study describes the clinical characteristics of tularemia in Spain's first epidemic outbreak and the therapeutic response… (More)
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Immunization against tularemia: analysis of the effectiveness of live Francisella tularensis vaccine in prevention of laboratory-acquired tularemia.
A retrospective analysis was made of cases of laboratory-acquired infections with Francisella tularensis among civilian employees… (More)
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Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Evaluation of Live Tularemia Vaccine Prepared in a Chemically Defined Medium.
A chemically defined medium was prepared which adequately supported growth of a vaccine strain of Pasteurella tularensis. This… (More)
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