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Explainer: what is tularemia and can I catch it from a possum?

  • Written by John-Sebastian Eden, NHMRC early career fellow, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
imageResearchers have found Australia's first confirmed case of tularemia in a ringtail possum.Andrew Mercer/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Tularemia is a disease that affects humans and other animals. It is caused by infection with the bacterium Francisella tularensis and is commonly spread by biting insects or by direct contact with an infected animal.

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