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

Tularemia is spread via tick bites or through the skin, ingestion, or inhalation. In people, tularemia typically causes ...

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 ...

A review of recent findings suggests that Appili’s biodefense vaccine, ATI-1701, may have a role in preventing tularemia outbreaks HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ...

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 ...

And while the floppy-eared critters can be carriers of potentially fatal tularemia, the county health department has two words for the public: Don't panic. While no official census of the animals ...

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 ...

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