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 ...

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 ...

Health officials in Minnesota are tracking an increase in cases of tularemia, known as "rabbit fever" across the state. The illness is caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis. It's commonly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. close crop of a brown rabbit's face in front of grassy background Case numbers of the infectious disease tularemia, also termed ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveal that tularemia cases are on the rise in the U.S. Dr_Microbe - stock.adobe.com Cases of tularemia, also known as “rabbit ...

Health officials are urging pet owners and landscapers to be aware as a bacterial disease detected in central Illinois this month poses a potential threat to pets. Tularemia killed several squirrels ...

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease sometimes called rabbit fever or beaver fever, and most commonly affected wildlife species are beavers, muskrats and rabbits. In 2025, three cases have been reported in ...

Mesa County health officials on Wednesday advised residents to take precautions after a rabbit tested positive for tularemia, one of several reports of rabbit die-offs in the area. A homeowner near ...

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed cases of Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, in Tippecanoe County on Thursday. They say that 20 rabbits that they ...

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment confirms the first positive human case of tularemia, known as rabbit fever, in Pueblo County for 2022. According ...

A dead rabbit found west of 95th Street near Phillips Road in unincorporated Boulder County tested positive for tularemia, making it the first animal to test positive in the county this year.

A Jefferson County Public Health report last week confirmed tularemia of a rabbit specimen collected from a private home in the vicinity of the town of Bow Mar in Jefferson County, Colorado. With a ...