Abstract
A total of 420 rodents in China were examined for Francisella tularensis by polymerase chain reaction. The infection rates were 4.76% in total, and 11.65%, 10.00%, 6.56%, 1.77%, and 0% in Jilin, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Zhejiang, respectively. Sequence analysis showed that all the detected agents belonged to F. tularensis subsp. holarctica.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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China / epidemiology
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Francisella tularensis / genetics
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Francisella tularensis / isolation & purification*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prevalence
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Rodent Diseases / epidemiology*
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Rodent Diseases / microbiology*
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Rodentia
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Tularemia / epidemiology*
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Tularemia / microbiology
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Tularemia / veterinary*