| tularemia in germany: the tip of the iceberg? | tularemia is a rare, notifiable zoonosis in germany. since november 2004, several lines of evidence including outbreaks in humans or animals and confirmed infections in indigenous hare and rodent populations have indicated a re-emergence of tularemia in different german federal states. unfortunately, reliable basic information on the seroprevalence in different geographical regions, permitting the identification of risk factors, does not exist. combining a sensitive screening assay with a highly ... | 2009 | 18808726 |