Pneumonic Tularemia on Martha's Vineyard |
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| Air date: | Thursday, May 03, 2007, 3:00:00 PM |
| Category: | Emergency Preparedness and Biodefense |
| Runtime: | 66 minutes |
| NLM Title: | Pneumonic tularemia on Martha's Vineyard [electronic resource] / Sam Telford. |
| Author: | Telford, Sam. National Institutes of Health (U.S.) |
| Publisher: | [Bethesda, Md. : National Institutes of Health, 2007] |
| Abstract: | (CIT): Dr. Telford will discuss the series of 59 cases of tularemia that have occurred on Martha's Vineyard since the year 2000, some 60% of which have apparently resulted from inhalation of Francisella tularensis originating in a variety of natural sources. These cases are summarized in the recent publication: Matyas BT, Nieder HS, Telford SR. Pneumonic Tularemia on Martha's Vineyard: Clinical, Epidemiologic and Ecological Characteristics. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Apr 18. The initial 2000 outbreak is described in: Feldman KA, Enscore RE, Lathrop SL, Matyas BT, McGuill M, Schriefer ME, Stiles-Enos D, Dennis DT, Petersen LR, Hayes EB. An outbreak of primary pneumonic tularemia on Martha's Vineyard. N Engl J Med. 2001 Nov 29;345(22):1601-6. Although pneumonic tularemia is rare in nature, it is of concern to biodefense, because it would be the predominant form of disease that would result from bioterror attack with aerosolized F. tularensis. EPBIG is a scientific exchange on topics related to the public health challenges posed by natural and man-made emergencies, including acts of terrorism. |
| Subjects: | Francisella tularensis Inhalation Exposure--adverse effects Massachusetts--epidemiology Pneumonia, Bacterial--complications Tularemia--complications Tularemia--epidemiology Tularemia--transmission |
| Publication Types: | Government Publications Lectures |
| NLM Classification: | WC 380 |
| NLM ID: | 101308597 |
| CIT File ID: | 13806 |
| CIT Live ID: | 5790 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?13806 |