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Riverhead woman gets 'rabbit fever' from cat bite, doctor says - Newsday
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Lisa L. Colangelo
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A senior citizen in Riverhead, New York, is recovering from tularemia, a rare disease known as rabbit fever, contracted after being bitten by her cat. Health officials note that the disease can be transmitted by ticks and infected small mammals.
Lone star ticks, like these at a Suffolk County Health Department lab, can carry tularemia. Credit: Randee Daddona
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