Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Natural Infection of a European Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) with Francisella tularensis subsp. Holarctica.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2021
- Authors:
- Pisano, Simone R R et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology
Abstract
Postmortem examination and immunohistochemical and bacteriologic analyses on a free-ranging European red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) revealed a systemic infection with Francisella tularensis. Genome sequencing and single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis were consistent with F. tularensis subs. holarctica clade B.45. Tularemia has not previously been reported in this species.
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