Endemic tularemia, Sweden, 2003

Tularemia cases have been reported in Sweden since 1931, but no cyclical patterns can be identified. In 2003, the largest outbreak of tularemia since 1967 occurred, involving 698 cases. Increased reports were received from tularemia-nonendemic areas. Causal factors for an outbreak year and associate...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2005-09, Vol.11 (9), p.1440-1442
Main Authors: Payne, Lara, Arneborn, Malin, Tegnell, Anders, Giesecke, Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Child
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
endemic infection
Female
Gram-negative bacterial infections
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
outbreak
Sex Distribution
Sweden
Sweden - epidemiology
Tularemia
Tularemia - epidemiology
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Summary:Tularemia cases have been reported in Sweden since 1931, but no cyclical patterns can be identified. In 2003, the largest outbreak of tularemia since 1967 occurred, involving 698 cases. Increased reports were received from tularemia-nonendemic areas. Causal factors for an outbreak year and associated geographic distribution are not yet understood.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1109.041189