rabbit fever rabbit fever /ˈræbɪt ˈfiːvər/

noun

1. () A highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks, flies or by handling infected animals  ( deer fly fever , tularaemia [Canadian, British] , yatobyo , rabbit fever , tularemia [ N. American] )
   a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks, flies or by handling infected animals
    The outbreak of tularemia in the region led to heightened health precautions.
   The outbreak of tularemia in the region led to heightened health precautions.