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- Title
Tularaemia: bioterrorism defence renews interest in Francisella tularensis.
- Authors
Oyston, Petra C. F.; Sjostedt, Anders; Titball, Richard W.
- Abstract
Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious aerosolizable intracellular pathogen that is capable of causing a debilitating or fatal disease with doses as low as 25 colony-forming units. There is no licensed vaccine available. Since the 1950s there has been concern that F. tularensis could be used as a biological threat agent, and it has received renewed attention recently owing to concerns about bioterrorism. The International Conference on Tularaemia in 2003 attracted more than 200 delegates, twice the number of participants as previous meetings. This is a reflection of the increased funding of research on this pathogen, particularly in the United States.
- Subjects
UNITED States; GRAM-negative bacterial diseases; BIOTERRORISM; FRANCISELLA tularensis; INTRACELLULAR pathogens; PREVENTIVE medicine
- Publication
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2004, Vol 2, Issue 12, p967
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro1045