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Riverhead resident diagnosed with tularemia after cat bite

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Riverhead resident diagnosed with tularemia after cat bite
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A Riverhead woman is being treated for tularemia, a rare illness also known as rabbit fever, after a cat bite. The case adds to several locally reported incidents in Suffolk County, and officials note that ticks such as the Lone Star can carry tularemia, underscoring awareness of this tick-borne risk.

Topics:health#cat-bite#health#rabbit-fever#riverhead#suffolk-county#tularemia
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  1. Riverhead woman gets 'rabbit fever' from cat bite  Newsday
  2. What is rabbit fever? Cases of rare tick-borne illness reported on Long Island  NBC New York
  3. East End boy, 9, slowly recovers from rare tick-borne ‘rabbit fever’  The Suffolk Times
  4. Is rabbit fever in NJ? What to know about tularemia amid NYC-area cases  Bergen Record
  5. Tularemia on Long Island: 3 probable 'rabbit fever' cases in Suffolk County  ABC7 New York

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