Table 1.
Notified tularemia cases with laboratory confirmation by clinical presentation, Germany, 2002–2019 (n = 435) [n = total number of tularemia cases].
| Form | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Glandular (lymphadenitis and not meeting criteria for other forms) | 129 | 29.7 |
| Ulceroglandular (lymphadenitis + skin ulcer) | 68 | 15.6 |
| Pneumonic (dyspnoea or pneumonia) | 53 | 12.2 |
| Intestinal (diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain) | 20 | 4.6 |
| Oropharyngeal (lymphadenitis AND tonsillitis, pharyngitis, stomatitis) | 23 | 5.3 |
| Oculoglandular (lymphadenitis + conjunctivitis) | 8 | 1.8 |
| Combination (meeting criteria of >1 form) | 52 | 12.0 |
| Typhoidal | 5 | 1.1 |
| Other (symptoms not meeting any of the above criteria, e.g., “only fever”) | 77 | 17.7 |