Directory of Tularemia Resources

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Tularemia is a bacterial infection of wild rodents that is caused by the organism Francisella tularensis. It is transmitted to humans by contact with animal tissues or ticks. There is current concern about its use as a biological weapon.

Resources in This Category

• CDC: Tularemia Information

  http://www.cdc.gov/Tularemia/
  Information on the disease for the general public.

• CIDRAP: Tularemia

  http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/tularemia/index.html
  Medical overview aimed at clinicians in identifying and treating tularemia, along with updated news and links related to the disease.

• eMedicine: Tularemia

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/787109-overview
  Article by Jonathan A Edlow, MD describing the symptoms, signs, treatment, and laboratory tests.

• JAMA: Tularemia as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management

  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=193894
  Includes research article from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

• Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare: Tularemia

  http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/1997/cwbw/Ch24.pdf
  Chapter from the textbook on tularemia in .pdf form.

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Tularemia

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000856.htm
  Features cause, symptoms, carriers, prevention, treatment, and prognosis.

• New England Journal of Medicine: Tularemia Revisited

  http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200111293452210
  Article on recent outbreaks of the disease.

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