Tularemia -- United States
One human, 2 wild animals and one domestic animal in Mesa County along with a domestic animal in Moffat County have tested positive for tularemia.
Also called rabbit fever, "Tularemia is a fatal bacterial disease of rabbits and rodents that can spread to humans and other species," states the Colorado Parks and Wildlife fact sheet on tularemia.
More than 100 human cases of the disease were reported between January 2005 and August 2016 in Colorado. Of those, 16 cases occurred on the
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