Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety

Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 15–17

ISSN 2411-3174 (print version) ISSN 2411-0388 (online version)

CASE REPORT ON THE HUMAN INFECTION WITH TULAREMIA IN MYKOLAIV REGION, 2018

Zlenko O. B. 1, Ignatenkov O. S. 2, Vinokurova K. V. 2, Gerilovych A. P. 1

1 National Scientific Center ‘Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine’, Kharkiv, Ukraine, e-mail: oksana.ceratium@gmail.com

2 Mykolaiv Regional Laboratory Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Ukraine

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Citation for print version: Zlenko, O. B., Ignatenkov, O. S., Vinokurova, K. V. and Gerilovych, A. P. (2020) ‘Case report on the human infection with Tularemia in Mykolaiv Region, 2018’, Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety, 6(1), pp. 15–17.

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Citation for online version: Zlenko, O. B., Ignatenkov, O. S., Vinokurova, K. V. and Gerilovych, A. P. (2020) ‘Case report on the human infection with Tularemia in Mykolaiv Region, 2018’, Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety. [Online] 6(1), pp. 15–17. DOI: 10.36016/JVMBBS-2020-6-1-3.

Summary. The work aims to provide a study and report the case with a 47-year-old white man from urban-type settlement Oleksandrivka (Voznesensk District, Mykolaiv Region) diagnosed with pharyngitis, amygdalitis, polylymphoadenopathy, and buboadenitis caused by Francisella tularensis. The tularemia diagnosis in the patient was confirmed with agglutination test and western blot of patient’s blood serum in dilutions 1:100 and 1:200 respectively. The additional surveillance study (rodents, ticks, and water samples) in the surrounding area of the patient’s house showed positive results for F. tularensis in ticks in dilution 1:160++++

Keywords: Francisella tularensis, tularemia, zoonosis, ticks, Ukraine

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