First Pediatric Case of Tularemia after a Coyote Bite
Bite-transmitted tularemia is a rare event in humans and most of the cases have been associated with cat bites. We report the first pediatric case of tularemia caused by a coyote (Canis latrans) bite. Coyotes can be healthy carriers of Francisella tularensis and transmit this infectious agent throug...
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| description | Bite-transmitted tularemia is a rare event in humans and most of the cases have been associated with cat bites. We report the first pediatric case of tularemia caused by a coyote (Canis latrans) bite. Coyotes can be healthy carriers of Francisella tularensis and transmit this infectious agent through a bite. Pediatricians should be aware of this risk after a carnivore bite and implement appropriate antibiotic therapy, as amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium (Augmentin) may have prolonged the typical two to three days’ incubation period commonly observed for tularemia after an animal bite and was not effective in preventing clinical signs in this child. Finally, it emphasizes again the importance of early and late serum samples for appropriate serodiagnostic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e8b23a7471d4f3e85aec58e82daa28d2025-02-03T01:32:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332016-01-01201610.1155/2016/80951388095138First Pediatric Case of Tularemia after a Coyote BiteBruno B. Chomel0Jane A. Morton1Rickie W. Kasten2Chao-chin Chang3Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USALucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USADepartment of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USAGraduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, TaiwanBite-transmitted tularemia is a rare event in humans and most of the cases have been associated with cat bites. We report the first pediatric case of tularemia caused by a coyote (Canis latrans) bite. Coyotes can be healthy carriers of Francisella tularensis and transmit this infectious agent through a bite. Pediatricians should be aware of this risk after a carnivore bite and implement appropriate antibiotic therapy, as amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium (Augmentin) may have prolonged the typical two to three days’ incubation period commonly observed for tularemia after an animal bite and was not effective in preventing clinical signs in this child. Finally, it emphasizes again the importance of early and late serum samples for appropriate serodiagnostic.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8095138 |
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| title_short | First Pediatric Case of Tularemia after a Coyote Bite |
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