AI Article Synopsis
- - Tularemia, caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, is typically absent in the UK.
- - A case of tularemia was diagnosed in a UK patient in July 2023, who hadn't traveled in the six weeks leading up to their symptoms.
- - A multiagency investigation was launched to explore how the patient might have contracted the disease.
Article Abstract
Tularemia, caused by Francisella tularensis, is not known to occur in the United Kingdom. We report a case of tularemia diagnosed in July 2023 in a UK patient with no travel in the 6 weeks before symptom onset. We describe the subsequent multiagency investigation into possible routes of acquisition.
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