Arata A, Chamsa H, Farhang-Azad A, Mescerjakova O, Neronov V, Saidi S
Bull World Health Organ. 1973;49(6):597-603.
During a study on the ecology of small-mammal-borne infections in Iran, over 4 600 wild mammals were collected at 47 localities. Attempts were made to isolate Francisella tularensis from the spleens of 3 548 of these animals. All were found to be negative. In addition, sera from 200 sheep and cattle and from 39 wild mammals were tested: 8 sheep, 3 oxen, and 1 hedgehog showed evidence of recent infection. This is the first report of tularaemia in Iran. The relationship of these findings to the potential distribution of natural foci in Iran and adjacent countries indicates that the infection in Asia may be more widespread than was previously thought.
在一项关于伊朗小型哺乳动物传播感染生态学的研究中，在47个地点收集了4600多只野生哺乳动物。尝试从其中3548只动物的脾脏中分离出土拉弗朗西斯菌。结果发现所有样本均为阴性。此外，还检测了200只绵羊和牛以及39只野生哺乳动物的血清：8只绵羊、3头牛和1只刺猬显示出近期感染的迹象。这是伊朗关于兔热病的首次报告。这些发现与伊朗及周边国家自然疫源地的潜在分布之间的关系表明，亚洲的这种感染可能比以前认为的更为广泛。
