Those of us who spend any time in the outdoors have probably heard of this disease. I had, but I had no idea it was this nasty. When I was a kid somebody, probably my father, told me to never eat a wild rabbit unless there was an "R" in the month. I grew up thinking maybe he was confusing rabbits with oysters.

Turns out he was right. May through August happens to be when the ticks are out, at least in my area. Just a reminder to thoroughly wash after cleaning any small mammal, particularly rabbits, and to cook it thoroughly.

Here is the CDC website. Like I said, pretty nasty stuff:

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/tularemia/faq.asp

Regards, Vince