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In Swabia, tularia was detected in dead brown hares.
Rabbit plague can also infect people, resulting in a variety of symptoms.
Donauwörth - Rabbit plague, which is also contagious to humans, has been detected in Swabia.
After an increasing number of dead brown hares were found, an investigation determined that tularemia was the cause of death, the Donau-Ries district office announced on Monday, February 26th in Donauwörth.
The southern district is affected.
Rabbit plague detected in Bavaria: 19 people infected in 2023
Tularemia, also known as rabbit plague or rodent plague, is caused by bacteria.
According to the State Office of Public Health (LGL), these bacteria can survive in the environment for weeks or months.
Tularemia occurs mainly in brown hares, but can also be transmitted to other animals or people.
According to LGL, 19 people in Bavaria suffered from tularemia last year.
People can also become infected with rabbit plague.
Fever is a possible symptom.
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Tulärmia/rabbit plague detected in Swabia: These symptoms occur in humans
Infection in humans occurs mainly through contact with sick animals, their excretions or carcasses.
Human tularemia is therefore primarily an occupational disease of hunters, but also of cooks, butchers and veterinarians,” says the LGL.
In addition, infections can occur through consumption of insufficiently heated meat or water, bites from blood-sucking insects or ticks, contaminated dust and aerosols, the district office informed.
Tularemia can cause symptoms in people such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea, vomiting, shortness of breath and various inflammations, according to the district office.
It is therefore recommended not to touch sick or dead hares.
Dogs should also be kept at a distance as they can transmit the bacteria to people.
(came/dpa)
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