Tularemia -- United States
On 6 Jun 2016, Arizona public health officials were notified of a presumptive positive _Francisella tularensis_ blood culture result from a woman aged 73 years with pulmonary sarcoidosis who had recently died from respiratory failure. She had been taking amoxicillin for a dental infection. She was evaluated on 6 Jun 2017 for 4 days of fever, myalgia, anorexia, and diarrhea. Because of suspected colitis she was advised to discontinue amoxicillin; she declined hospital admission. Two days later,
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