Sep 10, 2026 · 10 min · 8 segments
Welcome to episode #54 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Think you…
Grace GaynorHost
A rabbit is presented with acute depression, weakness, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes.
The owner reports that the rabbit has had potential exposure to other wild rabbits and ticks.
In rabbits, infection can cause acute septicemia, fever, depression, lymphadenopathy, and sudden death.
Transmission can occur through ticks, contact with infected animals, or contaminated environments.
Because this is a zoonotic disease, appropriate precautions are extremely important when handling affected rabbits and trying to get a diagnosis.
Treatment for tularemia involves appropriate antimicrobial therapy and supportive care, although severely affected rabbits may have a poor prognosis.
Your navly clue to remember this disease is anytime you see a rabbit with fever, lymphadenopathy, and septicemia, you want to think about tularemia, which is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis.
A rabbit is presented with acute depression, weakness, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes.
The owner reports that the rabbit has had potential exposure to other wild rabbits and ticks.
In rabbits, infection can cause acute septicemia, fever, depression, lymphadenopathy, and sudden death.
Transmission can occur through ticks, contact with infected animals, or contaminated environments.
Because this is a zoonotic disease, appropriate precautions are extremely important when handling affected rabbits and trying to get a diagnosis.
Treatment for tularemia involves appropriate antimicrobial therapy and supportive care, although severely affected rabbits may have a poor prognosis.
Your navly clue to remember this disease is anytime you see a rabbit with fever, lymphadenopathy, and septicemia, you want to think about tularemia, which is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis.
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