Tularemia of European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) A Pathological, Histopathological, and Immunohistochemical Study

• Published in: Veterinary pathology Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 958 - 963
• Main Authors: Gyuranecz, M., Szeredi, L., Makrai, L., Fodor, L., Mészáros, Á. R., Szépe, B., Füleki, M., Erdélyi, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Animals; Disease Reservoirs - microbiology; Disease Reservoirs - veterinary; DNA, Bacterial - chemistry; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Female; Francisella tularensis - genetics; Francisella tularensis - isolation & purification; Hares - microbiology; Immunohistochemistry - veterinary; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Tularemia - microbiology; Tularemia - pathology; Tularemia - veterinary; Zoonoses - microbiology; European brown hare; Francisella tularensis ssp holarctica; immunohistochemistry; tularemia; zoonosis; wildlife

The European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) plays an important role in the ecology of tularemia, and it may serve as a significant source of human infection. The aim of the present study was to examine the lesions induced by Francisella tularensis in 50 cases of naturally infected seropositive Europea...