Tularemia -- United States
The Department of Natural Resources recently learned from lab results that rabbit carcasses found on private land in Elkhart County near Middlebury tested positive for tularemia.
Tularemia is a rare bacterial disease usually transmitted through dog tick and deer fly bites or by contact with an infected animal; however, the bacteria may also be spread by contact with contaminated soil or water, and through inhalation of contaminated dusts or aerosols. While tularemia can be transmitted to
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8348481&promed&0
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