Tularemia — United States
The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed 10 cases of plague and 19 cases of tularemia in dogs and cats – “higher than average” this year – in multiple counties.
Plague-positive pets have been reported in Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Taos and Torrance counties; while pet positive tests for tularemia have been reported in Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Sandoval and Santa Fe counties.
Plague and tularemia are bacterial diseases of rodents and rabbits. Human contraction of
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