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NSW Health last week announced a probable case of tularaemia in a Sydney woman who had been scratched and bitten by a ringtail possum almost three months ago. She had developed ‘swollen lymph glands, fatigue, and a sore throat’ following the incident and has been treated with antibiotics. The department media release notes there have been only two other reported cases in Australia, in 2011 - both caused by a ‘less virulent’ form of the bacteria. Read More

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