Water-bornEpidemie of Tularaemia in Chlumčany

Czech version

Authors: P. Pazdiora ¹; I. Morávková ²; D. Nocarová ²; M. Velkoborská ²; K. Valečková ¹
Authors‘ workplace: KHS, Plzeň, OHS, Plzeň-jih
Published in: Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. , 2002, č. 1, s. 23-25
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Overview

During an epidemie of tularaemia in Chlumčany in December 2000 48 people, 36 adults, 12 children fell ill. In the patients the oroglandular form predominated which was diagnosed 46 times. None of the patients died. The vehicle of the infection was inadequately treated water which was used by the patients for the preparation of soda water and for washing. Using the polymerace chain reaction francisellae esere detected in two water samples.

Key words:
tularaemia - epidemie - transmission by water.

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Epidemiology, Microbiology, Immunology

2002 Issue 1