In brief
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A Review of 10 Years of Tularemia Surveillance in Humans in France
Objectives. Tularemia has been included on the list of notifiable diseases (ND) since 2002 as part of the plan for the prevention of nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical risks, in order...
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10 years of surveillance of human tularaemia in France
Tularaemia has been mandatorily notifiable in France since October 2002. The surveillance aims to detect early any infection possibly due to bioterrorism and to follow up disease trends. We report...
The disease
A bacterial zoonosis
Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by infection with Francisella tularensis.
Two subspecies are predominant:
Francisella tularensis tularensis, which is highly virulent in North America;
Francisella tularensis holarctica, found only in Europe and less virulent.
The bacterium...
What We Do
Although tularemia remains rare in humans in France, it can be serious. Several outbreaks have occurred since the establishment of national surveillance in 2002.
Certain populations are particularly at risk due to their occupation or recreational activities. Furthermore, F. tularensis is...
Data
Epidemiological data
Surveillance data on tularemia in humans show that the incidence of tularemia varies from year to year, with an upward trend in the number of diagnosed cases.
Publications
Here you will find the latest scientific publications related to the studies and research conducted by Santé publique France.
2 publications
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Surveillance of tularemia in humans in France: description of cases reported in 2003 and 2004 and recommendations for the investigation of sporadic and clustered cases
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