title: First reported prairie dog-to-human tularemia transmission, Texas, 2002.
abstract: A tularemia outbreak, caused by Francisella tularensis type B, occurred among wild-caught, commercially traded prairie dogs. F. tularensis microagglutination titers in one exposed person indicated recent infection. These findings represent the first evidence for prairie-dog-to-human tularemia transmission and demonstrate potential human health risks of the exotic pet trade.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. swati.avashia@tdh.state.tx.us
authors.forename: Swati B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Avashia
authors.forename: Jeannine M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Connie M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lindley
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schriefer
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gage
authors.forename: Marty
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cetron
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: DeMarcus
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buck
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Montenieri
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lowell
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Antolin
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kosoy
authors.forename: Leon G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: May C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hendricks
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Jacob L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kool
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012589:Sciuridae; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014406:Tularemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*