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No [[vaccine]] is available to the general public.<ref>http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/tularemia.htm</ref> The best way to prevent tularemia infection is to wear rubber gloves when handling or skinning rodents or lagomorphs (as rabbits), avoid ingesting uncooked wild game and untreated water sources, and wearing long-sleeved clothes and using an insect repellant to prevent tick bites. | No [[vaccine]] is available to the general public.<ref>http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/tularemia.htm</ref> The best way to prevent tularemia infection is to wear rubber gloves when handling or skinning rodents or lagomorphs (as rabbits), avoid ingesting uncooked wild game and untreated water sources, and wearing long-sleeved clothes and using an insect repellant to prevent tick bites. | ||
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Revision as of 22:07, 10 December 2012
No vaccine is available to the general public.[1] The best way to prevent tularemia infection is to wear rubber gloves when handling or skinning rodents or lagomorphs (as rabbits), avoid ingesting uncooked wild game and untreated water sources, and wearing long-sleeved clothes and using an insect repellant to prevent tick bites.