Tularemia -- United States
On 27 Jun 2016, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Public Health Laboratory (PHL) was notified of a suspected _Francisella tularensis_ isolate cultured at a hospital laboratory. The isolate was confirmed as F. tularensis type B at MDH PHL by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, culture, and direct fluorescent antibody testing. _Francisella tularensis_ subspecies tularensis (type A) and holarctica (type B) bacteria are the causative agents of tularemia.
MDH initiated an
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