Case Report

First Pediatric Case of Tularemia after a Coyote Bite

Table 1

Reported cases of tularemia in humans following an animal bite (excluding cats and dogs).

Animal speciesNameLocation, dateReference(s)

CoyoteCanis latransMontana, 1925[10]
California, 1996This case

RaccoonProcyon lotorSouthwest-Central States
1981–1987
[5, 9]

SkunkMephitis mephitisGreenboro, N. Carolina
1930 (reported by Francis)
[5, 8]

OpossumDidelphis virginianaN.A.[5]

Prairie dogCynomys sp.Spain, 2003[12]

Ground squirrelCitellus richardsoniMontana (N.A.)[2]

Tree squirrelSciurus carolinensisArkansas, 1988[6]

HamsterMesocricetus aureusColorado, 2004[11]

Squirrel monkeySaimiri sciurusCalifornia, 1970[7]

Tamarin monkeySaguinus sp.Canada, 1978[3]

HogSus scrofa domesticaIowa (N.A.)[2, 5]

Wild boarSus scrofaFrance, 1947[13]

N.A.: not available.