Authors : Sedat Kaygusuz, Osman-Arikan , Kursat Azkur, Hulya Simsek, Serkal Gazyagci, Nuray Muluk, Muge Taner, Serdar Gozutok, Kubilay Toyran, Emine Meydaneri, Cigdem Ediz, Ozlem Erol, Ozden Ciftci Cirpar, Kenan Ecemis, Bekir Celebi, Canan Agalar and Mustafa Ertek
Abstract: Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis which can be transmitted to humans by tick bites contaminated water handling infected materials and inhalation. The different clinical types are ulceroglandular, glandular, oropharyngeal, oculoglandular, typhoidal and pneumonic tularemia. Streptomycin and tetracycline are commonly used to treat this infection. In this study approched other patients after the suspected tularemia patient attended to Kirikkale University, Faculty of Medicine with the servical mass complaint at January 2010. To find the reservoir for tularemia, laboratory research was carried on the mice suspected to be infected with Francisella tularensis in the town of infection.
Sedat Kaygusuz, Osman-Arikan , Kursat Azkur, Hulya Simsek, Serkal Gazyagci, Nuray Muluk, Muge Taner, Serdar Gozutok, Kubilay Toyran, Emine Meydaneri, Cigdem Ediz, Ozlem Erol, Ozden Ciftci Cirpar, Kenan Ecemis, Bekir Celebi, Canan Agalar and Mustafa Ertek, 2010. Epidemia of Tularemia in Central Anatolia. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 9: 1702-1706.