Francisella tularensis is an aetiological agent of tularemia. It was isolated by E. Francis in Tulare, California in 1911. The type A predominates in North America, the strains are more virulent than in the continental Europe (hares, ticks). The type B occurs in rodents, birds and ticks. It is more resistant to external conditions, with a long-term survival in cadavers, it occurs in Europe. The disease can be characterized in several clinical forms according to the mode of infection (a direct inoculation, inhalation of an infectious aerosol, and attached tick)....

Keywords: Francisella tularensis; tularemia