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 ...

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

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

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

Health officials are warning about a rise in infections known as “rabbit fever.” Major security operation underway at Trump’s ...

Tularemia can have different symptoms depending on how you got infected, according to the CDC. In ulceroglandular tularemia, patients get skin ulcers where the bacteria entered the body.

Fifteen cases of tularemia were reported in Martha's Vineyard in 2000, apparently after lawn mowers or brush cutters stirred up contaminated material into the air. One person died.

Beckmen said cats and dogs usually contract tularemia by eating the flesh of a sickened animal – usually, the snowshoe hare. She said humans, in turn, can come down with the disease through ...