Tularemia -- Switzerland
Rodent plague, a bacterial infection, (also called rabbit fever) is spreading among people in Switzerland. A growing number of incidents with tick bites has been recorded over the past few years. The Federal Health Office counted 130 confirmed cases of tularemia in 2017, according to Swiss public radio, SRF. This is 4 times more than usual.
The authorities called on doctors to report all such cases. A decision on coordinated campaign measures will be taken later this year [2018]. Experts
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5760078&promed&0
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