Tularemia is a disease that can infect animals and people. Rabbits, hares ... Managing potential laboratory exposures to Francisella tularensis.SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkTularemiaSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateTularemiaMinusRelatedPagesTularemiatakesmanyforms—LearnthesymptomsLearnmoreTularemiaisadiseasethatcaninfectanimalsandpeople.Rabbits,hares,androdentsareespeciallysusceptibleandoftendieinlargenumbersduringoutbreaks.Peoplecanbecomeinfected inseveralways,including:TickanddeerflybitesSkincontactwithinfectedanimalsDrinkingcontaminatedwaterInhalingcontaminatedaerosolsoragriculturalandlandscapingdustLaboratoryexposureInaddition,peoplecouldbeexposedasaresultofbioterrorism.Symptomsvarydependinghowthepersonwasinfected.Tularemiacanbelife-threatening,butmostinfectionscanbetreated successfullywithantibiotics.Stepstoprevent tularemiainclude:UsinginsectrepellentWearinggloveswhenhandlingsickordeadanimalsAvoiding mowingoverdeadanimalsIntheUnitedStates,naturallyoccurringinfectionshavebeenreportedfromallstatesexceptHawaii.RelatedLinksOtherTickborneDiseasesTularemiaBioterrorismInformationTransmissionSigns&SymptomsDiagnosis&TreatmentManagingpotentiallaboratoryexposurestoFrancisellatularensisStatisticsForCliniciansForPublicHealthOfficialsFrequentlyAskedQuestionsTularemiaLinksandReferencesPreventionPagelastreviewed:December13,2018Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofVector-BorneDiseases(DVBD)homeTularemiaHomeTransmissionSigns&SymptomsDiagnosis&TreatmentPreventionStatisticsForCliniciansForPublicHealthOfficialsFrequentlyAskedQuestionsPublicationsManagingLaboratoryExposuresFacebookTwitterLinkedInSASstatsExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstitutea