Detection of Francisella tularensis in three vole species in Central Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/62156489:43410/19:43914798
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13078" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13078</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13078" target="_blank" >10.1111/tbed.13078</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Detection of Francisella tularensis in three vole species in Central Europe
Original language description
Francisella tularensis is a zoonotic, gram-negative bacterium that causes tularemia in humans. Depending on its subspecies and the route of transmission, mild to lethal courses have been reported. F. tularensis subsp. holarctica is the only subspecies found in Europe and affects a plenitude of vertebrates including lagomorphs and rodents. Population outbreaks of certain rodent species are likely to be involved in the transmission of this pathogen. This molecular survey aims to evaluate the presence of F. tularensis in small mammals from three Central European countries. Using a real-time polymerase chain reaction, F. tularensis DNA was detected in common voles (Microtus arvalis) from Switzerland and in field voles (Microtus agrestis) and a bank vole (Myodes glareolus) from Germany, but not in any other small mammal species. All common voles from the Czech Republic were negative for F. tularensis DNA. The prevalence in the three vole species varied between 1.3% and 3.0%. In conclusion, Francisella tularensis DNA was detected in three vole species in two of three countries investigated. The observed low prevalence raises questions on the role of voles for the transmission of Francisella tularensis in Central Europe.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10606 - Microbiology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
ISSN
1865-1674
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
66
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
1029-1032
UT code for WoS article
000461392900044
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85059703451