The rabbit infected with tularemia was found in Tuscola, a small community south of Champaign, following weeks of reports of ill and dead squirrels in nearby Urbana. One of the rodents had also ...

When squirrels in Urbana started mysteriously dying last month, public health officials quickly traced the culprit: tularemia ...

Tularemia is caused by a bacteria called Francisella tularensis. It’s commonly found in animals like rodents, rabbits and hares. Humans, cats and dogs can also become infected.

Tularemia killed several squirrels in Champaign, and a rabbit in Douglas County. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. It’s most commonly spread through contact with infected animals ...

TUSCOLA — Douglas County health officials are advising residents to monitor family members and pets for signs of illness after a rabbit in Tuscola was found to have died from tularemia.

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 ...

The town of North Canaan has released an update about the hazmat incident that occurred Thursday at Becton-Dickinson. Over 300 people had to be decontaminated after a ...

Minnesota typically reports an average of one human and two animal tularemia cases per year. But in 2024, the state confirmed infections in five people and 27 animals — a sharp increase from ...

Some Illinois residents and pet owners are being urged to use caution after a dead rabbit was diagnosed with tularemia in recent days. According to the Douglas County Health Department ...