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PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – USA: (IN) wild rabbit, alert

Tularemia -- United StatesThe Department of Natural Resources recently learned from lab results that rabbit carcasses found on private land in Elkhart County near Middlebury tested positive for tularemia.Tularemia is a rare bacterial disease usually transmitted through dog tick and deer fly bites or by contact with an infected animal; however, the bacteria may also be spread by contact with contaminated soil or water, and through inhalation of contaminated dusts or aerosols. While tularemia can be Read more [...]