A case of tularemia in the Republic of Crimea
Journal: Journal Infectology
Year: 2024

Tularemia is a bacterial disease of humans; wild and domestic animals. The causative agent of tularemia is Francisella tularensis; which is a gram-negative bacterium in the form of a coccobacillus. This disease has multiple clinical manifestations depending on the path of infection; the virulence of the infecting bacterial strain and the underlying health status of infected individuals. Systemic infections (for example; pulmonary and typhoid forms) and complications are rare; but can be life-thr