Cases of tularemia — a rare and sometimes fatal infectious disease that is also known commonly as “rabbit fever” — have risen in the US in recent years. Between 2011 and 2022, there’s been a 56 ...

The bacterium Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, remains a subject of intense scientific investigation due to its complex epidemiology, diverse clinical manifestations, and ...

Case numbers of the infectious disease tularemia, also termed 'rabbit fever', have jumped in the United States over the past decade, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control ...

There are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that live on the body of the host they infest. Although fleas cannot fly, they have developed powerful ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to CDC researchers, cases of tularemia in the U.S. increased by nearly 60% from 2011 to 2022 compared ...

Epidemiologists with the Kitsap Public Health District have co-authored a new report documenting the first recorded case of a human contracting the infectious disease tularemia from a marine mammal.

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease sometimes called rabbit fever or beaver fever, and most commonly affected wildlife species are beavers, muskrats and rabbits. In 2025, three cases have been reported in ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Officials have issued a warning over an increase of tularemia cases in Minnesota animals, especially cats in the Twin Cities metro area. The Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A wildlife volunteer cut herself with a scalpel while performing a necropsy on a harbor seal. She contracted ...

Authorities say there is an increase in cases of tularemia cases in the state, a disease that affects animals, mostly cats, but that can also infect people. The Minnesota Department of Health and the ...

Peer-reviewed publication highlights ATI-1701’s robust protection against aerosolized Francisella tularensis exposure in multiple animal models “This publication marks a significant milestone in the ...