{
  "id": 112710,
  "title": "What is tularemia or rabbit fever? Symptoms, spread and treatment explained as New York reports three possible cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/what-is-tularemia-or-rabbit-fever-symptoms-spread-and-treatment",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-04T02:22:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/what-is-tularemia-or-rabbit-fever-symptoms-spread-and-treatment-explained-as-new-york-reports-three-possible-cases-11785809017449.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Yorkers have been warned of a potential spread of two viruses, including tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, after three probable cases were confirmed in Suffolk County. This bacterial infection is transmitted primarily through tick or fly bites, as well as contact with contaminated water or dust, or consumption of undercooked rabbit meat. The disease does not spread from person to person. Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, high fever, body aches, tiredness, and a large sore at the site of infection. Treatment typically involves antibiotics like streptomycin, gentamicin, and amikacin. While a vaccine exists for laboratory workers, it has not been released to the public and is under review by the FDA.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}