A mid all the bird flu news, you may not have noticed similar stories in recent weeks about tularemia cases—otherwise known as "rabbit fever"—spiking across the country. The d ...

Symptoms can include skin ulcers, eye infections, sore throat, cough, difficulty breathing, and swollen lymph glands, depending how the bacteria passed into a person’s body. American Indian/Alaskan ...

The CDC says you can get tularemia from the bacterium Francisella tularensis which causes your lymph nodes to painfully swell and other symptoms in your lungs, eyes, throat, and intestines ...

Cases of tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever," are on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Caused by the bacteria ...

According to CDC researchers, cases of tularemia in the U.S. increased by nearly 60% from 2011 to 2022 compared with the ...

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. Humans can contract the disease through contact with infected animals, insect bites, inhaling contaminated particles ...

People can become infected by tick or deer fly bites, drinking water contaminated with the bacteria, or coming into contact with infected animals like rabbits or rodents, the CDC says. Tularemia ...

A recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights a notable increase in tularemia cases, also known as " rabbit fever ," over the past decade. While its fatality ...

The bacteria that causes infection has been designated ... their symptoms start between May and September. Vaccination for tularemia is not generally available in the U.S. The illness is treatable ...

What Is Tularemia and How Does It Spread? Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, which has been classified as a Tier-1 select agent due to its potential use as a bioweapon.

Cases of tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever," are on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the CDC. The report identifies symptoms and the groups most at risk.