A 68-year-old man developed swollen, deep red bumps on his face after apparently picking up an infection from his sick cat. Doctors detailed the patient's uncommon case in a report published September ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Boulder County has reported its first confirmed case of tularemia — a rare, insect-borne disease — this year, county officials said Sunday. The Boulder ...

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 ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A rare disease associated with rodents, ticks and deerflies has been confirmed in a Wheat Ridge resident. Jefferson County Public Health said the resident had tularemia — this is the ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY - A rabbit found near South Table Mountain Park died from tularemia, an uncommon but serious infectious disease, according to Jefferson County Public Health. This is the first ...

Tularemia is a disease that affects humans and other animals. It is caused by infection with the bacterium Francisella tularensis and is commonly spread by biting insects or by direct contact with an ...

Jefferson County Public Health announced that the first case of tularemia has been found in a Wheat Ridge resident. JCPH describes tularemia as a bacterial disease that is associated with animals such ...

A wide variety of Arctic animals, including polar bears, are being exposed to a tick-borne pathogen normally associated with rabbits and hares, a newly published study said. The findings are intended ...

An increase in tularemia infections in Minnesota animals prompted a warning from state health officials, particularly to cat owners, who could get sick if their pets get infected and scratch or bite ...

The state Department of Fish and Game is warning pet owners in the Interior and Southcentral Alaska about a recent spike in reports of tularemia – sometimes called “rabbit fever.” The disease is ...

A polar bear rests in a field on Barter Island in 2016. Polar bears in the Southern Beaufort Sea population are spending more time on land as sea ice diminishes, and studies indicate that they are ...