Causes: Tularemia is an extremely infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis bacteria. The microbe is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere and occasionally in the tropics and Southern ...
However, cases have been reported in 47 states. “The case fatality rate of tularemia is typically less than 2% but can be as high as 24%,” the research team led by CDC epidemiologist Kiersten Kugeler ...