In 2024, five people and 27 animals in Minnesota contracted the rare bacterial disease tularemia in the seven-county ...

Minnesota typically reports an average of one human and two animal tularemia cases per year. But in 2024, the state confirmed infections in five people and 27 animals — a sharp increase from previous ...

Tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever,” is a potentially serious disease that can affect both pets and people. Although this disease is primarily found in wildlife, people and their pets can ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Tularemia, a rare disease also known as Rabbit Fever, has been found in a squirrel in Urbana. The ...

When introduced into the lungs, 10 to 50 Francisella tularensis organisms have the potential to cause a tularemia infection that can be fatal. As a result, the bacterium has previously been developed ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that cases of tularemia in the U.S. have increased, with some cases being reported in Arkansas.

At present, a "live vaccine strain" (LVS) tularemia vaccine is under investigational new drug (IND) status in a protocol at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID ...