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Veterinarians report rise in Bobcat Fever, deadly feline disease
Posted: Sat 1:32 PM, Jul 08, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) -- A deadly disease passed from bobcats to domestic cats through ticks is on the rise.
NewsChannel 5 in Nashville talked to an area veterinarian, Dr. Frankie Locklar of Maury County Animal Hospital in Columbia, about the disease.
"Actually the last three years we've seen an uptick [in Bobcat Fever]," Locklar explained. "Used to, you'd see one or two cases a summer. Now we're actually starting to see in the 20s."
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Posted: Sat 1:32 PM, Jul 08, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) -- A deadly disease passed from bobcats to domestic cats through ticks is on the rise.
NewsChannel 5 in Nashville talked to an area veterinarian, Dr. Frankie Locklar of Maury County Animal Hospital in Columbia, about the disease.
"Actually the last three years we've seen an uptick [in Bobcat Fever]," Locklar explained. "Used to, you'd see one or two cases a summer. Now we're actually starting to see in the 20s."
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