Mary Wilson
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Published: Jun. 3, 2022 at 7:29 AM UTC
By Nicole Heins
PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - Pueblo County Health Department has confirmed the first human tularemia case in 2022 in a kid.
Pueblo residents, especially those living in Pueblo West, are advised that tularemia causing bacteria may be present in some of the mammals, especially rabbits, rodents, and hares, and on the ground where these animals may be active,” Alicia Solis, program manager at the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment. Solis added, “Human tularemia cases are rare, but some activities may increase the risk of developing the disease. These activities may include inhaling or drinking contaminated soil or water, having direct skin contact with infected animals, or being bitten by a tick or deer fly.”
Tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever, can reportedly be spread through soil contaminated “with the droppings or urine of sick animals such as rabbits and tularemia-causing bacteria can aerosolize and be inhaled when a person mows, blows leaves, or turns up soil”.
“Because tularemia is known to be in Pueblo County, precautions to prevent tularemia infection should always be taken, especially when mowing weeds or grass and when soil is disturbed,” Emphasized Solis. ...
https://www.kktv.com/2022/06/03/pueblo-health-first-positive-human-case-tularemia-pueblo-county/
By Nicole Heins
PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - Pueblo County Health Department has confirmed the first human tularemia case in 2022 in a kid.
Pueblo residents, especially those living in Pueblo West, are advised that tularemia causing bacteria may be present in some of the mammals, especially rabbits, rodents, and hares, and on the ground where these animals may be active,” Alicia Solis, program manager at the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment. Solis added, “Human tularemia cases are rare, but some activities may increase the risk of developing the disease. These activities may include inhaling or drinking contaminated soil or water, having direct skin contact with infected animals, or being bitten by a tick or deer fly.”
Tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever, can reportedly be spread through soil contaminated “with the droppings or urine of sick animals such as rabbits and tularemia-causing bacteria can aerosolize and be inhaled when a person mows, blows leaves, or turns up soil”.
“Because tularemia is known to be in Pueblo County, precautions to prevent tularemia infection should always be taken, especially when mowing weeds or grass and when soil is disturbed,” Emphasized Solis. ...
https://www.kktv.com/2022/06/03/pueblo-health-first-positive-human-case-tularemia-pueblo-county/
