01773nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007000042653002000112653002700132653001300159100001500172700001500187700001200202700001300214700001300227700001200240700001900252245004700271490000800318520120300326022001401529       2019                            d  c03/2019bSchlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGaHannover10aedible dormouse10aFrancisella tularensis10azoonosis1 aP Kammeyer1 aD Hartmann1 aA Busch1 aH Tomaso1 aS Braune1 aM Runge1 aS Kleinschmidt00aGlis glis – two cases of acute tularemia0 v1323 aTwo edible dormice (Glis glis) were found dead in a courtyard. At necropsy they  showed marked enlargement of spleen, hyperemia of liver as well as edema and  hemorrhages in the lungs. Histologically, multifocal necroses were found in liver  and spleen of both animals and in the lungs of one animal. Similar findings can  be seen in rodents or lagomorphs with acute tularemia. Tularemia is a zoonosis  caused by the Gram negative coccobacillus Francisella (F.) tularensis which may be  transmitted by inhalation of contaminated aerosols, ingestion of contaminated  food and water, contamination of mucous membranes and skin leasons or arthropod  bites. F. tularensis ssp. holarctica, assigned to clade B.6 like other German  Francisella isolates, was detected as causative agent in the present cases. Edible  dormice typically inhabit deciduous and mixed woodland, but can also be found  in man-made habitats such as gardens, parks and orchards. The species often  enters buildings, thus getting in close contact to humans. Therefore and due to  their susceptibility of infection edible dormice should be kept in mind as possible  source of human tularemia in Germany and other European countries.  a0005-9366