Tularemia -- United States
The La Crosse County Health Department issued an alert about the death of 3 pet cats since July [2016] in the city of La Crosse [due] to tularemia, a zoonotic bacterial disease that can be spread between animals and humans.
Tularemia is transmitted to people and other animals through tick bites and biting flies or contact with infected rabbits and rodents, said Dave Geske, the county's vector control manager. Although human infection after contact with infected cats has been well
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