Fig. 1.

Location where the carcass of the tularemic beaver was found. (a) Map of Germany showing the Berlin/Brandenburg region and the town Brandenburg at the Havel (•). (b) Location of sample sites 1–6 in Berlin/Brandenburg. 1, ‘Erdlöcher von Wust/Brandenburg’; 2, Great Plessower lake; 3, Great Wannsee lake; 4, Stölpchensee lake; 5, boar puddle/Wannsee; 6, Teltow sewer (sample sites 7 and 8, not shown, see Methods section). (c) ‘Erdlöcher von Wust/Brandenburg’ – location of the beaver carcass (A, red circle, sample site 1) and the additional water sampling sites (B, C, white circles) of this area are indicated. [(b) and (c), Google Maps/Earth images.]