Tularemia is a rare infectious disease that can be transmitted from soil and animals to people and other animals. It can usually be treated with antibiotics, but some cases can be serious.

The illness, called tularemia, is caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis. People typically develop the illness from ...

Tularemia is caused by bacteria spread through tick or deer fly bites, cat scratches and other contact with infected animals.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced that they are tracking a rise in tularemia cases in humans and in ...

The Minnesota Department of Health announced Thursday it is tracking an increase in human cases of tularemia in 2025.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health and the Minnesota Department of Natural ...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH) and the Minnesota Department of Natural ...

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, an aerobic gram-negative coccobacillus. Francisella are slow growing, fastidious and difficult to cultivate.Infection may occur ...

If untreated, tularemia has a human mortality rate of 5% to 15%, which can be lowered to about 1% by antibiotic treatment, according to state health officials. [email protected] ...

Tularemia is a zoonotic bacterial infection, meaning it can be passed between animals and people. It’s carried by rabbits, rodents and ticks, and, though rare, it can affect both dogs and cats.