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For Public Health Officials										Related Pages
										Managing Laboratory Exposures [PDF – 1 page]
Tularemia Case Report Form [PDF – 2 pages]
Surveillance Case DefinitionNotes regarding interpretation of tularemia serologic test results for public health purposes:
Positive serologic tests should be interpreted in the context of a compatible clinical illness and exposure. False positive results by serologic testing can occur for many diseases, including tularemia. *Francisella tularensis*serologic tests can cross-react with antibodies to some other bacteria, including *Brucella*.
Serologic testing for *F. tularensis*is often performed at commercial laboratories. At some commercial laboratories, serologic testing includes reflex testing to improve overall specificity. Check with the reporting laboratory to determine if reflex testing is performed or to obtain reflex testing results.For more information on laboratory diagnosis, see the For Clinicians page.
For *emergency assistance after hours*, please contact the CDC Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 770-488-7100.For more information, contact:Epidemiologist on Call Bacterial Diseases Branch, CDC 3156 Rampart Road Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
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						Page last reviewed:  July 5, 2022					Content source: 	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) Tularemia Home
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