Environmental surveillance during an outbreak of tularaemia in hares, the Netherlands, 2015.
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Janse, IngmarMaas, Miriam
Rijks, Jolianne M
Koene, Miriam
van der Plaats, Rozemarijn Qj
Engelsma, Marc
van der Tas, Peter
Braks, Marieta
Stroo, Arjan
Notermans, Daan W
de Vries, Maaike C
Reubsaet, Frans
Fanoy, Ewout
Swaan, Corien
Kik, Marja Jl
IJzer, Jooske
Jaarsma, Ryanne I
van Wieren, Sip
de Roda-Husman, Ana Maria
van Passel, Mark
Roest, Hendrik-Jan
van der Giessen, Joke
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Environmental surveillance during an outbreak of tularaemia in hares, the Netherlands, 2015.Published in
Euro Surveill 2017, 22(35): pii:30607Publiekssamenvatting
Tularaemia, a disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, is a re-emerging zoonosis in the Netherlands. After sporadic human and hare cases occurred in the period 2011 to 2014, a cluster of F. tularensis-infected hares was recognised in a region in the north of the Netherlands from February to May 2015. No human cases were identified, including after active case finding. Presence of F. tularensis was investigated in potential reservoirs and transmission routes, including common voles, arthropod vectors and surface waters. F. tularensis was not detected in common voles, mosquito larvae or adults, tabanids or ticks. However, the bacterium was detected in water and sediment samples collected in a limited geographical area where infected hares had also been found. These results demonstrate that water monitoring could provide valuable information regarding F. tularensis spread and persistence, and should be used in addition to disease surveillance in wildlife.PMID
28877846ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.35.30607
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