Essays about: "Francisella tularensis"

Found 2 essays containing the words Francisella tularensis.

1. 1. Beaver wetland and lake effects on Francisella tularensis in Swedish landscapes and hares

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Lovisa Pihlgren Hökby; [2022]
   Keywords : tularemia; francisella tularensis hola; beavers; hares; wetland restauration; epizoology; vector borne diseases;

   Abstract : The zoonotic disease tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that infects both humans and wildlife in Sweden. Associations between outbreaks of tularemia and lakes and rivers have earlier been observed, and semi-aquatic rodents and mosquitoes are believed to be key species groups in the epidemiological cycle of the disease. READ MORE

3. 2. Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica : the curious case of a water- and mosquito associated bacterium in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Sofia Cavalli-Björkman Hellström; [2013]
   Keywords : zoonosis; tularaemia; tularemia; rabbit fever; deer-fly fever; Francisella tularensis; subspecies holarctica; transmission; mosquito;

   Abstract : Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularaemia, is highly contagious and potentially fatal for a wide range of wildlife species of the northern hemisphere, also humans. Although recognized as a pathogen for over 100 years, much still remains to be elucidated concerning the ecology and transmission of the bacterium, hence this literature overview aims at compiling data regarding the aquatic association and the role of mosquitoes in transmission of Francisella tularensis subspecies holartica, the sole subspecies in Sweden. READ MORE