A 51 YEAR OLD LOS ALAMOS COUNTY MAN IS NEW MEXICO’S FIRST CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE OF TULAREMIA THIS YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN 33 CASES OF THE DISEASE THIS YEAR IN PET DOGS AND CATS. THOSE WERE CONFIRMED IN BERNALILLO, SANTA FE, LOS ALAMOS, TORRANCE, AND TAOS COUNTIES.
TULAREMIA IS CAUSED BY BACTERIA FOUND MOSTLY IN RODENTS, RABBITS AND HARES. AND IT’S POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE.
THERE WERE FIVE CONFIRMED NEW MEXICO CASES OF TULAREMIA IN HUMANS LAST YEAR … BUT ALL FIVE RECOVERED.
