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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Wildlife authorities are warning people in the interior of Alaska to beware of hares.
Kimberlee Beckmen, a veterinarian from Alaska's Department of Fish and Game, says tularemia is manifested in hares.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that tularemia can be transmitted to dogs and cats that bite or catch sick hares.
The disease is transmitted by bacteria through hare and vole ticks. This is most often in summer, when ticks are the most active.
The advanced stages of the disease can make hares slow and easy to catch by pets.
People can be infected by handling hares or coming into contact with the saliva of an infected animal.
The most common symptoms in humans and pets are lethargy, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
The disease can be fatal if it is not treated, but cured with antibiotics if it is diagnosed quickly.
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