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

A Decors; C Lesage; E Jourdain; P Giraud; P Houbron; P Vanhem; N Madani

doi:10.2807/ese.16.28.19913-en

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Outbreak of tularaemia in brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in France, January to March 2011
A Decors¹ , C Lesage ¹ , E Jourdain² , P Giraud ³ , P Houbron ⁴ , P Vanhem ⁵ , N Madani ⁶
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Affiliations: ¹ National hunting and wildlife agency, Studies and research department, Auffargis, France ² Institut Scientifique de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UR 346, Saint Genès 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 N. Outbreak of tularaemia in brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in France, January to March 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(28):pii=19913. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.28.19913-en Received: 08 Jul 2011

Abstract

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.