Tularemia -- Canada
Add to the list of healthcare woes in Norfolk an outbreak of rabbit fever [tularemia] in Long Point [Ontario].
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit issued an alert about the contagious outbreak Monday [11 May 2020]. The latest aggressive pathogen has been detected in the muskrat population of southwest Norfolk.
Rabbit fever is caused by tularemia bacteria. The bacteria are carried by deer flies and ticks and can sicken humans and animals such as muskrats, rabbits, and beavers. In people,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7326726&promed&0
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