Cluster of ulceroglandular tularemia cases in Slovenia.
In Slovenia, a small Central European country, where tularemia cases are very rare and mostly sporadic, six cases of ulceroglandular tularemia were recognised in 2012-2013 in patients residing in or visiting a small geographical area of <6km2. Epidemiological data indicated transmission by a tick bite in at least 3/6 patients.
['Rojko|Tereza|T|', 'Korva|Miša|M|', 'Lotrič-Furlan|Stanka|S|', 'Strle|Franc|F|', 'Avšič-Županc|Tatjana|T|']
D000328:Adult D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D012883:Skin Ulcer D017524:Slovenia D014406:Tularemia
Cluster Tularemia Slovenia Ticks Francisella tularensis