Tularemia -- United States
Another Mesa County rabbit has tested positive for tularemia from an area southwest of Fruita. This area is a popular recreational space for hikers, bikers and rafters.
The bacterial disease is transmitted through direct contact with infected animals, such as rabbits, squirrels, muskrats and other rodents through tick and deer fly bites.
This is the 2nd rabbit to test positive for tularemia, this summer [2016]. The 1st rabbit was from the east side of the Redlands. The Bureau of Land
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2aGPoCn
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