Abstract
Tularemia in a Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Highlights
To the Editor: Tularemia is a bacterial zoonosis caused by the gramnegative, nonmotile coccobacillus Francisella tularensis, which is endemic in lagomorphs in North America (1,2)
The animals were necropsied, and specimens of liver and spleen were sent to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) for F. tularensis culture and PCR
In the spring of 2004, a single rabbit found dead at this same location had tested positive for F. tularensis; PCR and culture identified the organism in liver and spleen
Summary
To the Editor: Tularemia is a bacterial zoonosis caused by the gramnegative, nonmotile coccobacillus Francisella tularensis, which is endemic in lagomorphs in North America (1,2). The animals were necropsied, and specimens of liver and spleen were sent to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) for F. tularensis culture and PCR.
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