Infection Control Today [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences] – A longer description of the previous paper on the workings of Francisella Tularemia from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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News Wise [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences] – A new study found that an extremely infectious pneumonia-like disease in humans slips through the immune systemís usual defense mechanisms.The bacterium at fault, Francisella tularensis, causes the disease tularemia.
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Scripps Howard – The University of New Mexico is leading an effort to create a vaccine for tularemia.
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Washington Post – Area health officials were not notified for five days that sensors on the Mall had detected a potentially dangerous bacterium there last month because subsequent tests were not conclusively positive.
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Washington Post – A week after six bioterrorism sensors detected the presence of Francisella Tularemia on the Mall, health officials said there are no reports that any of the thousands of people in the nation’s capital Sept. 24 have tularemia, the illness that results from exposure to the bacteria.
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Kazinform – There appears to be a Tularemia outbreak in Russia.
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Asssociated Press – There have been eight confirmed cases of tularemia on Martha’s Vineyard this year, the highest number since there were 15 cases on the island in 2000.
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Vineyard Gazette – The Vineyard’s first tularemia case of the year, a 50-year-old male landscaper, may have contracted the potentially fatal disease after handling a dead rabbit he found while working in Edgartown, state public health officials said this week.
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CIDRAP – Despite 4 months of investigation, the source of bacteria that caused tularemia in three laboratory workers at Boston University remains a mystery.
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I-Newswire [Ecology and Society] – What causes an outbreak of tularaemia (rabbit fever) has until now been a mystery, and where the bacteria go between outbreaks is still unknown. Climatic factors have now been shown to be a possible trigger for outbreaks of the disease in a new study.
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Pravda – The USSR used Francisella Tularemia during WWII against Friedrich von Paulus’s army outside Stalingrad.
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Martha’s Vinyard Times – Martha’s Vineyard may appear to be far removed from the war on terror, but next week Islanders will be asked to enlist in the broad effort to shore up the nation’s defense against biological attack as part of a research project to develop a vaccine against tularemia.
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Cordis – Researchers from Sweden, the UK and the US have deciphered the complete DNA sequence of Francisella tularensis. The sequence took five years to complete.
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CDC MMWR – In April 2004, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) was notified about a boy aged 3 years with diagnosed tularemia associated with a hamster bite. Tularemia has not been associated previously with pet hamsters. CDPHE conducted an investigation to determine whether other owners of hamsters were at risk. Clinicians and public health officials should be aware that pet hamsters are a potential source of tularemia.
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CIDRAP – More on the Tularemia cases on Martha’s Vineyard.
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Vinyard Gazette – For the fifth summer in a row, tularemia continues to surface on Martha’s Vineyard.
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Cape Cod Times – It is high on the government’s list of potential bioterrorism agents, but you’re far more likely to encounter tularemia while mowing a lawn.
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