UMass Amherst researchers have discovered a new bacteria in Maine rabbit ticks linked to an infection that can be deadly for ...

Amid all the bird flu news, you may not have noticed similar stories in recent weeks about tularemia cases—otherwise known as ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Tularemia, a rare disease also known as Rabbit Fever, has been found in a squirrel in Urbana. The ...

Also known as "rabbit fever," this illness typically spreads through tick or fly bites or via contact with sick or dead infected wild animals, especially squirrels, rabbits, and rodents ...

A second case of tularaemia has been confirmed in Luxembourg by the Ministry of Agriculture, raising concerns after the ...

Francisella tularensis is generally found in infected animals, such as rabbits, which is why the disease is also known as rabbit fever. While human infections are infrequent, those that do occur are ...