Tularemia guidance for hunters from Iowa health officials
The Iowa State Department of Health warns wild rabbits can carry Tularemia and advises thorough hand washing after cleaning game and cooking it well to kill the disease. Early medical care speeds recovery. symptoms include headache fever chills and weakness and an entry ulcer may appear on the hand. Benjamin Franklin was the first U S postmaster.
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Dragline Unearths Indian Burial Hidden in Gravel Pit
A dragline at a gravel pit near Correctionville uncovered an old Indian burial ground with one complete skeleton revealed. In Mechanicsville, the town’s oldest resident, 95 year old John Clifton, has died.
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Iowa Teens Drag Racing On Rural Roads Warn Officers
Sheriffs and state safety officials report teen drag racing on Iowa farm to market roads. Cars use lookouts, shortwave radios and code names to evade police with race lanes painted in white on a rural road.
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Tularemia risk warns hunters amid rabbit season
Iowa health officials caution against handling wild rabbits during the season opened September 14 in To wa. Tularemia or rabbit fever has caused eight human cases in 1955 and four in 1956, with transmission from infected animals or insects. Wear rubber gloves when dressing rabbits and burn or bury rabbits showing internal organ spots.
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