Tularaemia in Minnesota: case report and brief epidemiology

Zoonoses Public Health. 2010 Dec;57(7-8):e165-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01318.x.

Abstract

The 2008 case presented here of tularaemia in a cat and its owner occurred in an urban setting and was associated with animal contact, a relatively rare mode of transmission in Minnesota in recent years. Response to this case exemplified a 'One Health' approach involving pre-existing relationships, cooperation between multiple disciplines and laboratory infrastructure that facilitated information sharing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autopsy
  • Bites and Stings
  • Cats
  • Ciprofloxacin / administration & dosage
  • Contact Tracing
  • Doxycycline / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Francisella tularensis / genetics
  • Francisella tularensis / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Minnesota
  • Pets / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tularemia / diagnosis*
  • Tularemia / drug therapy
  • Tularemia / microbiology
  • Tularemia / transmission
  • Tularemia / veterinary

Substances

  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Doxycycline