First Case of Tularemia Reported in Portugal: Probably of Imported Origin

• Main Authors: Isabel Lopes de Carvalho (Author), Paula Nascimento (Author), Maria Sofia Núncio (Author), Miguel Toscano Rico (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The authors report the case of a 47-year-old man who walked in the countryside on the island of Bornholm, during the summer period. Three days later, fever, myalgias and adynamia began. The serological tests, Real-time PCR and isolation of the bacteria from the culture of lymph biopsy confirmed the...