Review article

Clinical manifestations and the epidemiology of tularemia

Anders Sjöstedt ; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Abstract

Francisella tularensis, the etiological agent of tularemia, was first recognized as a human pathogen more than 100 years ago. For several decades after its discovery, tularemia was a common disease in Soviet Union, the USA, and in certain parts of Eastern Europe but its importance in these countries has declined. In contrast, during the last decades, the disease has been emerging in several areas in the world, e.g., in Turkey, Kosovo, and Spain, and the largest number of cases in Europe have consistently been recorded in Sweden and Finland. The various forms of clinical manifestations are reviewed and their occurrences in various parts of the world described. Currently used antibiotic regimens are also described.

Keywords

Clinical manifestations; epidemiology; Francisella; treatment; tularemia

Hrčak ID:

158513

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/158513

Publication date:

1.6.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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