Catalog

Pulmonary tularaemia

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Pulmonary tularaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1791714431

A zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Francisella tularensis that follows inhalation of the organism. Aerosolized organisms may be the result of natural activities such as mowing, cutting brush or stacking contaminated hay or may be intentional as a form of bioterrorism.