Free Access
Review
| Issue |
Vet. Res.
Volume 40, Number 2, March-April 2009
Adaptative strategies of vector-borne pathogens to vectorial transmission
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres:2008045 | |
| Published online | 28 October 2008 | |
| How to cite this article | Vet. Res. (2009) 40:07 | |
How to cite this article: Vet. Res. (2009) 40:07
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2008045
Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Disease, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Ft. Collins, CO 80521, USA
Received 8 July 2008; accepted 22 October 2008; published online 28 October 2008
Key words: Francisella tularensis / tularemia / arthropod / transmission
Corresponding author: nzp0@cdc.gov
© INRA, EDP Sciences 2008
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2008045
Review
Francisella tularensis: an arthropod-borne pathogen
Jeannine M. Petersen, Paul S. Mead and Martin E. SchrieferBacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Disease, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Ft. Collins, CO 80521, USA
Received 8 July 2008; accepted 22 October 2008; published online 28 October 2008
Abstract - Arthropod transmission of tularemia occurs throughout the northern hemisphere. Few pathogens show the adaptability of Francisella tularensis to such a wide array of arthropod vectors. Nonetheless, arthropod transmission of F. tularensis was last actively investigated in the first half of the 20th century. This review will focus on arthropod transmission to humans with respect to vector species, modes of transmission, geographic differences and F. tularensis subspecies and clades.
Key words: Francisella tularensis / tularemia / arthropod / transmission
Corresponding author: nzp0@cdc.gov
© INRA, EDP Sciences 2008