title: Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica, Tasmania, Australia, 2011.
abstract: We report a case of ulceroglandular tularemia that developed in a woman after she was bitten by a ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) in a forest in Tasmania, Australia. Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica was identified. This case indicates the emergence of F. tularensis type B in the Southern Hemisphere.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cooley
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Chong Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Catharine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Darcy
authors.forename: Vitali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sintchenko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia; D001733:Bites and Stings; D005260:Female; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D011938:Rec A Recombinases / Q000235:genetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D048330:Trichosurus; D014406:Tularemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D011938:Rec A Recombinases