Consensus statement ularemia, a bacterial zoono

Acknowledgment: We thank May C. Chu, PhD, CDC,

for assistance with laboratory diagnostic aspects of tu- laremia, and Edward B. Hayes, MD, CDC, for assis- tance with clinical and epidemiological aspects of tu- laremia.

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