Takeaways Up Front 1. Daria Shipilova, 28, a technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, died October 2 after a reported lab exposure to plague

Francisella tularensis can cause a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations depending on the route of inoculation. In northeastern France, tick bites are a frequent route of transmission. Typically, vector-borne inoculation results in glandular or ulceroglandular forms, whereas aerosol exposure causes pulmonary forms. We report the case of a 72-year-old immunocompromised woman (rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate) who developed pneumonia six days after a tick bite, diagnosed four...

A beaver in Glacier National Park tested positive for a rare but serious zoonotic disease known as tularemia.

Caroline Weiss State officials confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI, in a small, commercial flock of Ravalli County chickens Thursday. This is the second detection in Montana this year. The first was in January. The disease can wipe out entire flocks in just a few days. The disease spreads through direct contact with infected wild birds, contaminated items or environments. The Montana Department of Livestock recommends housing birds indoors, using biosecurity practices and checking flocks for signs of illness. The CDC says health risk to humans is low. Sudden bird deaths should be reported to vets, the Department of Livestock or, in wild birds, to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Tularemia detected in Glacier National Park Aaron Bolton Glacier National Park officials Thursday announced that Tularemia was detected in a beaver. Tularemia is a disease commonly spread by ticks and biting insects, as well as contaminated water and food. Wildlife, pets and people can all get sick. In humans, tularemia can cause fever, chills, joint pain, skin ulcers and more. If you develop symptoms within two weeks of visiting Glacier or any area where the disease is spreading, contact your medical provider...

A beaver found between Upper and Lower St. Mary Lakes in Glacier National Park has tested positive for tularemia, park officials confirmed.Tularemia is a rare b

A beaver in Glacier National Park tested positive for a rare but serious zoonotic disease known as tularemia. While most commonly associated with hares, rabbits and rodents, the bacterial infection has been documented in dozens of species, including humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documented 196 cases of tularemia in 2023 — the last year for which data is available — including two cases in Montana. Tularemia is highly infectious with multiple ways to spread. Ticks, mosquitos and other blood-sucking bugs act as vectors for the disease, carrying the bacteria from one animal to another. People can also contract tularemia by drinking contaminated water, inhaling contaminated dust or directly handling an infected animal. Human-to-human transmission is not known to occur. Symptoms in humans typically develop between a few days and two weeks of exposure and include fever, swollen lymph nodes, chills, nausea and vomiting, muscle aches and abdominal pain. When diagnosed early, tularemia is treatable with antibiotics. Human fatality rates vary from less than 2% to 24%, depending on the route of infection and the degree of medical treatment received. The infected beaver was discovered between Upper and Lower St. Mary Lakes on the eastern side of the...