Elucidation on Tularemia-An Insidious Zoonotic Threat

Zoonotic diseases are those diseases or infections which transmit from vertebrate animals to humans and posses a great threat to human population all around the world. Some of the infectious diseases can cross boundaries and affect different countries at a time in a single outbreak. Furthermore, the modern world is keen about uplifting the standard of living by use of advanced technologies but, there is a need to disseminate knowledge regarding the basic concepts of some of the important zoonotic diseases. Tularemia is one such fatal zoonotic disease which is caused by a bacteria Francisella tularensis. So far, limited specific investigations have been made into diagnostics and therapeutics of tularemia in veterinary medicine. The disease is of great public health significance. The present paper elucidates the concepts of tularemia.