Rabbit Flu in humans
Although human fatalities from pasteurella are extremely rare, I feel that I should make you aware of the possibility.
A recent ‘Rabbit Flu’ fatality in Suffolk was reported. It was a particularly unusual case in that the victim was reportedly fit and well and only 29 years old. Prior to the 1940s, fit and young adults occasionally died from septicaemia, but with today’s modern antibiotics, the chances of this are minimal.
So how did this young farmer contract pasteurella? This was reported by the media, but apparently, the victim had a wound on his hand