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Published: Jul. 25, 2024 at 11:03 AM CDT | Updated: 11 hours ago
By Jazlynn Bebout
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - A Wildlife Health Supervisor for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for the public’s help to monitor a disease outbreak in a wild rabbit population in western Indiana.
Supervisor Michelle Benavidez Westrich says the department has confirmed cases of tularemia in wild rabbits in the Tippecanoe County area. Since April, they say 20 rabbits have been found dead from the disease.
Westrich says tularemia can also affect domestic animals and humans, transmitted through tick or deerfly bites, direct contact with infected animals, or exposure to contaminated water and air. DNR says rabbits and rodents are most affected by the disease.
Rabbits with the disease show signs of lethargy, incoordination, and unsteady movements or spasms, the department says. Wildlife showing those signs usually die within two to 10 days. ...
By Jazlynn Bebout
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - A Wildlife Health Supervisor for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for the public’s help to monitor a disease outbreak in a wild rabbit population in western Indiana.
Supervisor Michelle Benavidez Westrich says the department has confirmed cases of tularemia in wild rabbits in the Tippecanoe County area. Since April, they say 20 rabbits have been found dead from the disease.
Westrich says tularemia can also affect domestic animals and humans, transmitted through tick or deerfly bites, direct contact with infected animals, or exposure to contaminated water and air. DNR says rabbits and rodents are most affected by the disease.
Rabbits with the disease show signs of lethargy, incoordination, and unsteady movements or spasms, the department says. Wildlife showing those signs usually die within two to 10 days. ...