Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Landscape Epidemiology of Tularemia Outbreaks in Sweden

Kerstin Svensson, Erik Bäck, Henrik Eliasson, Lennart Berglund, Malin Granberg, Linda Karlsson, Pär Larsson, Mats Forsman, and Anders Johansson

Author affiliations: Swedish Defense Research Agency, Umeå, Sweden (K. Svensson, M. Granberg, L. Karlsson, P. Larsson, M. Forsman, A. Johansson); Umeå University, Umeå (K. Svensson, A. Johansson); Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden (E. Bäck, H. Eliasson); Ljusdal Healthcare Centre, Ljusdal, Sweden (L. Berglund); Umeå University Hospital, Umeå (A. Johansson)

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Proportional representation of genetic groups among isolated recovered per year for Ljusdal (A) and Örebro (B) and seasonal distribution of genetic groups of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica in 1998 in Ljusdal (C) and in 2003 in Örebro (D), Sweden. The week of disease onset was available for 84/87 patients in Ljusdal and 148/152 patients in Örebro.

Figure 6. Proportional representation of genetic groups among isolated recovered per year for Ljusdal (A) and Örebro (B) and seasonal distribution of genetic groups of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica in 1998 in Ljusdal (C) and in 2003 in Örebro (D), Sweden. The week of disease onset was available for 84/87 patients in Ljusdal and 148/152 patients in Örebro.

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