Euro Surveill. Outbreak of tularaemia in brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in France, January to March 2011

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Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 28, 14 July 2011
Rapid communications
Outbreak of tularaemia in brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in France, January to March 2011



A Decors ()<SUP>1</SUP>, C Lesage <SUP>1</SUP>, E Jourdain<SUP>2</SUP>, P Giraud <SUP>3</SUP>, P Houbron <SUP>4</SUP>, P Vanhem <SUP>5</SUP>, M Madani <SUP>6</SUP>

1. National hunting and wildlife agency, Studies and research department, Auffargis, France
2. Institut Scientifique de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UR 346, Saint Gen?s Champanelle, France
3. Veterinary laboratory of Pas-de-Calais, Arras, France
4. Departmental Federation of Pas-de-Calais?s hunters, Arras, France
5. National hunting and wildlife agency, Departmental Service, Bergueneuse, France
6. French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, National Reference Laboratory, Animal Health Laboratory, Maisons-Alfort, France

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Citation style for this article: Decors A, Lesage C, Jourdain E, Giraud P, Houbron P, Vanhem P, Madani M. Outbreak of tularaemia in brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in France, January to March 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(28)ii=19913. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19913
Date of submission: 08 July 2011 <HR>We report an outbreak of tularaemia in brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in France, which occurred from January to March 2011 and was characterised by a high mortality rate in the local hare population. In France, hare tularaemia is usually sporadic and does not significantly affect hare populations. The epizootic form of the outbreak reported here led us to reconsider the potential associated risks for hare populations and public health.
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