ICD-11 classes
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases
1B94 — Tularaemia
ICD-11 1B94 — Tularaemia
A disease caused by an infection with Francisella tularensis. This disease is characterised by fever, chills, headache, and weakness, as well as other symptoms depending on the route of infection. Transmission is through the bite of an infected tick or deer fly, by ingestion of contaminated water or food, airborne transmission, or by direct contact with infected animals. Confirmation is by identification of Francisella tularensis, or the presence of antibodies to Francisella tularensis, in a blood or sputum sample.
It includes 3 items.
- deer-fly fever
- rabbit fever
- infection due to Francisella tularensis
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code 1B94 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:
- 1B94.0 — Ulceroglandular tularaemia
- 1B94.Y — Other specified tularaemia
- 1B94.Z — Tularaemia, unspecified