title: Cluster of ulceroglandular tularemia cases in Slovenia.
abstract: In Slovenia, a small Central European country, where tularemia cases are very rare and mostly sporadic, six cases of ulceroglandular tularemia were recognised in 2012-2013 in patients residing in or visiting a small geographical area of <6km2. Epidemiological data indicated transmission by a tick bite in at least 3/6 patients.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Japljeva 2, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Electronic address: Tereza.Rojko@kclj.si.
authors: Tereza
authors: T
authors: Rojko
authors: Institute for Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors: Miša
authors: M
authors: Korva
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Japljeva 2, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors: Stanka
authors: S
authors: Lotrič-Furlan
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Japljeva 2, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors: Franc
authors: F
authors: Strle
authors: Institute for Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors: Tatjana
authors: T
authors: Avšič-Županc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012883:Skin Ulcer; D017524:Slovenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014406:Tularemia / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Cluster; Francisella tularensis; Slovenia; Ticks; Tularemia