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Lyon County Reports "Rabbit Fever"
Lyon Co. health officials say a case of Tularemia was confirmed in a dead squirrel found in an Emporia yard.
EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - People in Emporia are being warned about a deadly disease. It's called Tularemia, or rabbit fever.
Lyon County health officials say there have been no confirmed cases in humans, but an Emporia resident found eight dead rabbits in his yard over a period of time. When he found a ninth dead animal - a squirrel - he contacted the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks, which sent it to the Southeast Cooperative for Wildlife Disease Study in Athens, Georgia. The squirrel tested positive for Tularemia...
Lyon County Reports "Rabbit Fever"
Lyon Co. health officials say a case of Tularemia was confirmed in a dead squirrel found in an Emporia yard.
EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - People in Emporia are being warned about a deadly disease. It's called Tularemia, or rabbit fever.
Lyon County health officials say there have been no confirmed cases in humans, but an Emporia resident found eight dead rabbits in his yard over a period of time. When he found a ninth dead animal - a squirrel - he contacted the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks, which sent it to the Southeast Cooperative for Wildlife Disease Study in Athens, Georgia. The squirrel tested positive for Tularemia...