Forget bird flu- now there's bunny flu!!! [View All]

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So much for that wascally Easter wabbit...
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Man 'first rabbit flu victim'

Farmer John Freeman, 29, of Aspall near Stowmarket in Suffolk, became infected with the bacteria Pasteurella multocida after picking up a rabbit on his farm.

His mother Joan said he fell ill and died four days later on 5 August.

"People should just be aware that there is this dreadful thing around and potentially it's lethal," she said.

A post-mortem examination revealed that Mr Freeman had died from septicaemia after becoming infected with the bacteria that causes pasteurellosis, which is known as rabbit flu.

More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5269766.stm