Mechanisms Affecting the Acquisition, Persistence and Transmission of Francisella tularensis in Ticks

Over 600,000 vector-borne disease cases were reported in the United States (U.S.) in the past 13 years, of which more than three-quarters were tick-borne diseases. Although Lyme disease accounts for the majority of tick-borne disease cases in the U.S., tularemia cases have been increasing over the p...

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Published in:Microorganisms (Basel) 2020-10, Vol.8 (11), p.1639
Main Authors: Tully, Brenden G., Huntley, Jason F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Francisella tularensis
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tick-borne disease
tularemia
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Summary:Over 600,000 vector-borne disease cases were reported in the United States (U.S.) in the past 13 years, of which more than three-quarters were tick-borne diseases. Although Lyme disease accounts for the majority of tick-borne disease cases in the U.S., tularemia cases have been increasing over the past decade, with >220 cases reported yearly. However, when comparing Borrelia burgdorferi (causative agent of Lyme disease) and Francisella tularensis (causative agent of tularemia), the low infectious dose (
ISSN:2076-2607
2076-2607
DOI:10.3390/microorganisms8111639