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PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – USA (04): (CO)

Tularemia -- United StatesA Broomfield resident has tested positive for tularemia. Tularemia is a disease of animals and humans caused by the bacterium _Francisella tularensis_. Although tularemia is a potentially serious disease, it is treatable with common antimicrobials. The Broomfield resident has been treated after being evaluated by a health care provider and is recovering. Tularemia is not known to be spread from person to person. People become infected with tularemia by: breathing in the Read more [...]