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WEST HAVEN, Utah — A 10-year-old boy is recovering from a rarely seen case of “rabbit fever.” The disease’s proper name is tularemia, which can be transmitted by flies, mosquitoes and ticks. It also can be spread by contact with infected animals, consuming undercooked meat, especially rabbits, or inhalation.
About 200 people are infected with the disease each year in the United States. One other Utah case has been reported so far this year, in Iron County.
In 2007, 17 people in Utah were afflicted, sparking an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC found those sickened had camped on the west side of a Utah lake and said the breakout was a naturally occurring cluster.
