Hare-to-Human Transmission of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Germany
Peter Otto, Rebekka Kohlmann, Wolfgang Müller, Sandra Julich, Gabriele Geis, Sören G. Gatermann, Martin Peters, Peter Johannes Wolf, Edvin Karlsson, Mats Forsman, Kerstin Myrtennäs, and Herbert Tomaso
Author affiliations: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Jena, Germany (P. Otto, W. Müller, S. Julich, H. Tomaso); Institute of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics Bochum, Bochum, Germany (R. Kohlmann, G. Geis); Ruhr-University, Bochum (S.G. Gatermann); National Veterinary Laboratory Arnsberg, Arnsberg, Germany (M. Peters); Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Lippstadt, Germany (P.J. Wolf); Swedish Defence Research Agency, Umea, Sweden (E. Karlsson, M. Forsman, K. Myrtennäs)
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Figure. Area of Germany where hares were hunted on November 2, 2012: Rüthen-Meiste (black star; latitude 51.512890, longitude 8.487493, altitude 380 m), Soest district (white) of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (dark gray).
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