title: Outbreak of tularaemia in central Norway, January to March 2011.
abstract: From January to March 2011, 39 cases of tularaemia were diagnosed in three counties in central Norway: 21 cases of oropharyngeal type, 10 cases of glandular/ulceroglandular type, two of respiratory and two of typhoid type. Three cases were asymptomatic and clinical information was unavailable for one case. The mean age was 40.3 years (range 2-89 years). Thirty-four reported use of drinking water from private wells. An increased rodent (lemming) population and snow melting may have led to contamination of the wells with infected rodents or rodent excreta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Larssen
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Afset
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Heier
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krogh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Handeland
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vikøren
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bergh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D014406:Tularemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult