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Case report: Atypical cutaneous manifestations of tularemia after horsefly bite

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Tularemia is an infectious zoonosis caused by Francisella tularensis, an aerobic, noncapsulated, Gram-negative coccobacillus. It is more common in the northern hemisphere, and there are sporadic reports in non-endemic areas. The bacterium is usually transmitted by the bite or feces of a tick or other arthropods such as mosquitoes and horseflies. We report a case of an Italian patient with tularemia after a horsefly bite.

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http://hdl.handle.net/11567/995078
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urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/995078