Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine (Vetmeduni) Vienna confirmed the prevalence of tularemia in Austrian hunting dogs, but do not yet know whether the asymptomatic infections could be a threat to human health.
Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, is often lethal for wild animals, such as rabbits, hares and rodents, but also can be a human health risk. Most often, symptoms are mild with flu-like symptoms, as well as ulcerations, swollen lymph