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What types of emerging infectious diseases are being studied with the RCE grant?

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What types of emerging infectious diseases are being studied with the RCE grant?

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Currently UW researchers are studying Gram negative bacteria. The grant dollars are designated to study the following: • Francisella tularensis (tularemia): Also known as “rabbit fever,” tularemia is usually considered a rural disease. While widespread in animals, only about 200 human cases are recorded each year. Although tularemia is treatable with antibiotics, there are no vaccines available. • Yersinia pestis (plague): Human cases of plague in the United States are rare, but are typically found in rural areas. Plague is generally associated with bites from infected fleas. Plague can be treated with antibiotics, but without specific antibiotic therapy, the disease can progress rapidly to death. The mortality rate in the United States is about 14 percent. • Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis): Melioidosis is predominantly a disease of tropical climates and is endemic in Southeast Asia. The disease can be transmitted in several ways, including contact with contaminated soils and w

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