Indigenous Infection with Francisella tularensis holarctica in The Netherlands

Boulos Maraha; Gerhard Hajer; Andreas Sjödin; Mats Forsman; Armand Paauw; Guus Roeselers; Ellen Verspui; Ine Frenay; Daan Notermans; Maaike de Vries; Frans Reubsaet

doi:10.1155/2013/916985

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2013)

Indigenous Infection with Francisella tularensis holarctica in The Netherlands

Boulos Maraha,
Gerhard Hajer,
Andreas Sjödin,
Mats Forsman,
Armand Paauw,
Guus Roeselers,
Ellen Verspui,
Ine Frenay,
Daan Notermans,
Maaike de Vries,
Frans Reubsaet

Affiliations

Boulos Maraha: Department of Medical Microbiology, Beatrix Hospital and Albert Schweitzer Hospital, P.O. Box 899, 3300 AW Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Gerhard Hajer: Department of Surgery, Beatrix Hospital, P.O. Box 90, 4200 AB Gorinchem, The Netherlands
Andreas Sjödin: Division for CBRN Defence and Security, FOI—Swedish Defence Research Agency, Umeå, Sweden
Mats Forsman: Division for CBRN Defence and Security, FOI—Swedish Defence Research Agency, Umeå, Sweden
Armand Paauw: Department of Earth, Environmental, and Life Sciences, TNO, P.O. Box 45, 2280 AA Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Guus Roeselers: Department of Earth, Environmental, and Life Sciences, TNO, P.O. Box 45, 2280 AA Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Ellen Verspui: Public Health Service Zuid-Holland Zuid, P.O. Box 166, 3300 AD Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Ine Frenay: Department of Medical Microbiology, Beatrix Hospital and Albert Schweitzer Hospital, P.O. Box 899, 3300 AW Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Daan Notermans: Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening (LIS), Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Maaike de Vries: Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening (LIS), Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Frans Reubsaet: Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening (LIS), Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/916985
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

Abstract

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We report here the first case of indigenous tularemia detected in The Netherlands, a nonendemic country, since 1953. Whole genome DNA sequence analysis assigned the isolate BD11-00177 to the genomic group B.FTNF002-00, which previously has been exclusively reported from Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. The patient had not been abroad for years, which implies that this is an indigenous infection. The current case might predict an upcoming distribution of Francisella tularensis holarctica genomic group B.FTNF002-00 in Europe.

Published in Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 2090-6625 (Print); 2090-6633 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
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