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Tularaemia, a disease caused by the bacterium , is a re-emerging zoonosis in the Netherlands. After sporadic human and hare cases occurred in the period 2011 to 2014, a cluster of -infected hares was recognised in a region in the north of the Netherlands from February to May 2015. No human cases were identified, including after active case finding. Presence of was investigated in potential reservoirs and transmission routes, including common voles, arthropod vectors and surface waters. was not detected in common voles, mosquito larvae or adults, tabanids or ticks. However, the bacterium was detected in water and sediment samples collected in a limited geographical area where infected hares had also been found. These results demonstrate that water monitoring could provide valuable information regarding spread and persistence, and should be used in addition to disease surveillance in wildlife.

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Environmental surveillance during an outbreak of tularaemia in hares, the Netherlands, 2015
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Ingmar+Janse&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Janse Ingmar</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Miriam+Maas&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Maas Miriam</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jolianne+M+Rijks&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rijks Jolianne M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Miriam+Koene&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Koene Miriam</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rozemarijn+QJ+van+der+Plaats&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van der Plaats Rozemarijn QJ</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marc+Engelsma&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Engelsma Marc</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Peter+van+der+Tas&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van der Tas Peter</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marieta+Braks&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Braks Marieta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Arjan+Stroo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Stroo Arjan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Daan+W+Notermans&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Notermans Daan W</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maaike+C+de+Vries&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">de Vries Maaike C</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Frans+Reubsaet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Reubsaet Frans</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ewout+Fanoy&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fanoy Ewout</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Corien+Swaan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Swaan Corien</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marja+JL+Kik&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kik Marja JL</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jooske+IJzer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">IJzer Jooske</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ryanne+I+Jaarsma&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jaarsma Ryanne I</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sip+van+Wieren&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Wieren Sip</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ana+Maria+de+Roda-Husman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">de Roda-Husman Ana Maria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mark+van+Passel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Passel Mark</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Hendrik-Jan+Roest&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Roest Hendrik-Jan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Joke+van+der+Giessen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van der Giessen Joke</a></span>. Environmental surveillance during an outbreak of tularaemia in hares, the Netherlands, 2015. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(35):pii=30607. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.35.30607" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.35.30607</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 30 Aug 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 09 May 2017 </span> </p>
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