Transmission of so-called rabbit fever through the food chain is unlikely, according to a risk assessment by a German institute.
Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent bacterial pathogen that causes tularemia, also known as rabbit fever. The Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) said 41 cases were reported in the country in
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