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Tularemia

Alternative Names: Deerfly fever; Rabbit fever Prevention: A vaccine is recommended for people at high risk (trappers, hunters, and laboratory workers who work with the organism). References: Text Continues Below Cronquist SD. Tularemia: the disease and the weapon.  Dermatol Clin. 2004; 22(3): 313-20, vi-vii. Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2003:917. Cohen J, Powderly WG. Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2004:1649-1653.

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