Francisella tularensis surveillance—infection-induced seroprevalences in Western Austria 2025
Estimated annual tularemia incidence rates were substantially higher than notified case numbers, underscoring the need for public education, increased clinical awareness, and targeted prevention programs. The observed district-level variation in seroprevalence should be used to inform the geographic prioritization of such interventions.
Authors
- Peter Willeit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1866-7159)
- J Borde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1175-4778)
- Philipp Girl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1370-4114)
- Sylvia Mink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7615-6544)
- Lidia Chitimia‐Dobler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8544-1945)
- Marco Amato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4296-9760)
- Anita Siller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7860-7144)
- Janne Cadamuro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-9831)
- Gerhard Dobler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7461-293X)
- Harald Schennach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8536-8780)
- Peter Fraunberger
- F.X. Wilhelm
Institutions
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein (LI)
- Tirol Kliniken (AT)
- Bundeswehr Medical Service Academy (DE)
- Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- University Hospital Innsbruck (AT)
- Austrian Red Cross (AT)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108218
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81