Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA
We report fatal tularemia in stranded beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA. Francisella tularensis was detected by nanopore metagenomics, confirmed by quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry, and characterized as F. tularensis subspecies holarctica by multilocus sequence typing. Our findings...
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| author | Natalie Rouse Jeremy Buttler Kristy Pabilonia Christina Weller Laurel Respicio-Kingry Elizabeth Dietrich Jeannine Petersen Ganna Kovalenko Eric Bortz Kathy Burek Huntington |
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We report fatal tularemia in stranded beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA. Francisella tularensis was detected by nanopore metagenomics, confirmed by quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry, and characterized as F. tularensis subspecies holarctica by multilocus sequence typing. Our findings should be considered when assessing biosecurity and marine mammal health in the North Pacific.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bbca31901baa45dc88c8c3e51d108aa62025-08-20T02:34:27ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592025-06-013161247125010.3201/eid3106.250033Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USANatalie RouseJeremy ButtlerKristy PabiloniaChristina WellerLaurel Respicio-KingryElizabeth DietrichJeannine PetersenGanna KovalenkoEric BortzKathy Burek Huntington We report fatal tularemia in stranded beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA. Francisella tularensis was detected by nanopore metagenomics, confirmed by quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry, and characterized as F. tularensis subspecies holarctica by multilocus sequence typing. Our findings should be considered when assessing biosecurity and marine mammal health in the North Pacific. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/25-0033_articletularemiabacteriaFrancisella tularensisholarcticabeluga whalemarine mammal |
| spellingShingle | Natalie Rouse Jeremy Buttler Kristy Pabilonia Christina Weller Laurel Respicio-Kingry Elizabeth Dietrich Jeannine Petersen Ganna Kovalenko Eric Bortz Kathy Burek Huntington Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA Emerging Infectious Diseases tularemia bacteria Francisella tularensis holarctica beluga whale marine mammal |
| title | Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA |
| title_full | Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA |
| title_fullStr | Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA |
| title_short | Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Stranded Beluga Whales, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA |
| title_sort | francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica in stranded beluga whales cook inlet alaska usa |
| topic | tularemia bacteria Francisella tularensis holarctica beluga whale marine mammal |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/25-0033_article |
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