Density-Dependent Prevalence of Francisella tularensis in Fluctuating Vole Populations, Northwestern Spain

Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth ; Escudero, Raquel ; Vidal, Dolors ; Mougeot, Francois ; Arroyo, Beatriz ; Lambin, Xavier ; Vila-Coro, Ave Maria ; Rodríguez-Moreno, Isabel ; Anda, Pedro ; Luque-Larena, Juan José

Resumen: Tularemia in humans in northwestern Spain is associated with increases in vole populations. Prevalence of infection with Francisella tularensis in common voles increased to 33% during a vole population fluctuation. This finding confirms that voles are spillover agents for zoonotic outbreaks. Ecologic interactions associated with tularemia prevention should be considered.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3201/eid2308.161194

Año: 2017

Publicado en: Emerging Infectious Diseases 23, 8 (2017), 1377 - 1379
ISSN: 1080-6040

Factor impacto JCR: 7.422 (2017)

Categ. JCR: INFECTIOUS DISEASES rank: 4 / 88 = 0.045 (2017) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: IMMUNOLOGY rank: 17 / 155 = 0.11 (2017) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 3.278 - Epidemiology (Q1) - Microbiology (medical) (Q1) - Infectious Diseases (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2012-35348
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2015-66962-C2-1-R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2015-66962-C2-2-R

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)