Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica, Tasmania, Australia, 2011

Abstract

We report a case of ulceroglandular tularemia that developed in a woman after she was bitten by a ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) in a forest in Tasmania, Australia. Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica was identified. This case indicates the emergence of F. tularensis type B in the Southern Hemisphere.

Keywords

• Francisella tularensis
• holarctica
• possum
• opossum ulceroglandular
• tularemia
• Australia