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

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

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) 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.

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

Tularemia cannot be spread from person to person. People who participate in activities such as hunting, wildlife management, hiking and camping are at higher risk of tularemia than the average person.

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.

SANTA FE - Health officials say there have been 10 cases of plague and 19 cases of tularemia in dogs and cats in New Mexico so far this year.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A rabbit found dead in Tuscola was confirmed to have died from tularemia, officials in Douglas County said. Now, the Douglas County Health Department is encouraging ...

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 ...

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease that can spread to humans through ticks or insect bites, eating undercooked rabbit meat, close contact with infected animals or even through airborne means.