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Volume 31, Number 6—June 2025

Research Letter

Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA

Natalie RouseComments to Author , Jeremy Buttler, Kristy Pabilonia, Christina Weller, Laurel Respicio-Kingry, Elizabeth Dietrich, Jeannine Petersen, Ganna Kovalenko, Eric Bortz, and Kathy Burek Huntington
Author affiliation: Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services, Eagle River, Alaska, USA (N. Rouse, K. Burek Huntington); University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (N. Rouse, J. Buttler, G. Kovalenko, E. Bortz); Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (K. Pabilonia, C. Weller); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins (L. Respicio-Kingry, E. Dietrich, J. Petersen)

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Gross examination of a beluga whale infected with Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA. A) Lung and enlarged mediastinal lymph node (arrow). Scale bar = 6 cm. B) Ecchymoses in the blubber, showing extensive positive staining primarily in areas of inflammation. Scale bar = 5 cm.

Figure. Gross examination of a beluga whale infected with Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA. A) Lung and enlarged mediastinal lymph node (arrow). Scale bar = 6 cm. B) Ecchymoses in the blubber, showing extensive positive staining primarily in areas of inflammation. Scale bar = 5 cm.

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