An outbreak of airborne tularaemia in France, August 2004

• Published in: Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 3
• Main Authors: Siret, V, Barataud, D, Prat, M, Vaillant, V, Ansart, S, Le Coustumier, A, Vaissaire, J, Raffi, F, Garré, M, Capek, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sweden 01.02.2006
• Subjects: tularaemia

Fifteen tularaemia cases were identified after a holiday spent at a converted mill in the Vendee region in France, between 9 and 12 August 2004. The mill was visited, and descriptive, retrospective cohort and environmental investigations were conducted. The 39 people who had stayed at the mill betwe...