A dead rabbit found in central Illinois tested positive for a bacterial disease last week, prompting the local health department to urge residents to monitor their families and pets for signs of the ...

Disease name: Tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever" or "deer fly fever" Affected populations: This disease is rare in the U.S. Between 2011 and 2022, 2,462 cases of tularemia were reported in 47 ...

Health officials in Minnesota are tracking an increase in cases of tularemia, known as "rabbit fever" across the state. The illness is caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis. It's commonly ...

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed cases of Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, in Tippecanoe County on Thursday. They say that 20 rabbits that they ...

Health officials are urging pet owners and landscapers to be aware as a bacterial disease detected in central Illinois this month poses a potential threat to pets. Tularemia killed several squirrels ...

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease sometimes called rabbit fever or beaver fever, and most commonly affected wildlife species are beavers, muskrats and rabbits. In 2025, three cases have been reported in ...

Monica Olkowski, field epidemiologist for the Wyoming Department of Health, recommends that individuals take the following precautions to reduce the risk of tularemia infection: - Avoid bites from ...

Case numbers of the infectious disease tularemia, also termed 'rabbit fever', have jumped in the United States over the past decade, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveal that tularemia cases are on the rise in the U.S. Dr_Microbe - stock.adobe.com Cases of tularemia, also known as “rabbit ...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are tracking an increase of tularemia cases in humans and ...

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Cases of a bacterial infection called "rabbit fever" have been increasing during the past decade. Reports of tularemia increased by 56% compared to the previous decade, researchers report in the ...