The Minnesota Department of Health announced five cases of tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever," in the state so far this year. Up to six cases are normally identified there annually, according to ...

The CDC recently updated its recommendations for the prevention and treatment of tularemia for the first time in nearly 25 ...

Colorado has seen 11 human cases of tularemia, or rabbit fever, since May of this year, a significant increase from the average number of cases annually, which was fewer than four, according to the ...

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 ...

TUSCOLA, Ill. (WAND) - The Douglas County Health Department is advising residents to watch for symptoms of tularemia after a dead rabbit infected with the disease was discovered in Tuscola. This ...

In January, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 56% surge in tularemia cases between 2011 and 2022, with 47 states documenting a total of 2,462 infections. According to The ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Tularemia, a rare disease also known as Rabbit Fever, has been found in a squirrel in Urbana. The disease is commonly found in rodents, rabbits, and hares, but can also affect ...

TUSCOLA — Douglas County health officials are advising residents to monitor family members and pets for signs of illness after a rabbit in Tuscola was found to have died from tularemia. Tularemia — ...

Although it is not spread through human contact, Francisella tularensis is one of the most infectious pathogenic bacteria known to science- so virulent, in fact, that it is considered a serious ...