Journal, v4151
Page 541
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Wm B. Richardson 1937 65 General Account WILD RABBIT FEVER WARNING ISSUED BY KERN AUTHORITIES BAKERSFIELD, March 25. (Exclusive)—Danger of infection with tularemia from wild rab- bits was cited in a warning is- sued today by Dr. M. A. Gifford, assistant health office of Kern county, who said that two such cases have been recorded in the last three months here. Both cases arose from the same rabbit, she said, the hunter hav- ing pricked his finger while han- dling it and his sister contract- ing the fever while preparing it for the table. Clipping from The Los Angeles Times Recorded April 5, 1937.