Environmental Almanac: Tularemia suspected in beaver deaths | By Rob Kanter

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CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District issued an alert notifying residents of tularemia in the area. The alert cited a Meadowbrook beaver diagnosed with clinical symptoms of tularemia and an unrelated 2011 outbreak among five pet cats in Champaign, Urbana and Savoy.”

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