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Three cases of rare tick-borne disease ‘rabbit fever’ suspected in New York
Health officials say the rare bacterial infection can cause severe fever and pain, but antibiotics are effective when treatment begins early.
- The Suffolk County Department reported three confirmed cases of tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever," on Long Island this year, prompting health officials to warn residents.
- Tularemia is a bacterial infection spread by tick bites or contact with infected animals, causing high fever and extreme fatigue that doctors say is more severe than Lyme disease.
- Earlier this year, nine-year-old John Detmer required multiple rounds of antibiotics after a tick bite on his head caused weeks of severe pain and fever.
- Health officials urge residents to perform daily tick checks and clean bite wounds with rubbing alcohol, monitoring for rashes for the next 30 days.
- Experts predict a difficult tick season following a mild winter in New York, while the Suffolk County Department notes that confirming the rare diagnosis requires laboratory testing that can take several weeks.
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Probable Rabbit Fever Cases Raise Concerns About This Rare Tick-Borne Disease
Warmer temperatures and milder winters continue to raise the risk of life-threatening tick-borne illnesses for people in the United States.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e597629986ac489-c6d1-46a7-978b-eebb5f69b07d While Lyme disease is the most common such infection in North America, a rare tick-transmitted illness called tularemia (nicknamed “rabbit fever”) made headlines this week as three probable cases were detected in Suffolk County, New York…
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