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Volume 32, Number 1—January 2026

Dispatch

Tularemia in New York, USA, 1993–2023

Dylan T. Gaber1, Melissa A. Prusinski1Comments to Author , Ashley Hodge, Alexis White, Michael P. Santoriello, Christopher L. Romano, Scott R. Campbell, Zahra LaTerra, Melissa D’Amico, Michael Perry, and Jennifer L. White
Author affiliation: New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA (D.T. Gaber, M.A. Prusinski, A. Hodge, Z. LaTerra, M. D’Amico, M. Perry, J.L. White); Arthropod-Borne Disease Laboratory, Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Yaphank, New York, USA (A. White, M.P. Santoriello, C.L. Romano, S.R. Campbell)

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Human tularemia cases mapped by county of residence, New York, USA, 1993–2023. Year of case diagnosis shown. Inset displays tularemia cases by postal (ZIP) code tabulation area of residence, Suffolk County, New York, 1993–2023, overlaid with cumulative host-seeking tick density (2019–2023). Tick density expressed as ticks per 1,000 m2 sampled (nymphs and adults combined), cumulative over the surveillance period. Red marker indicates location of the Francisella tularensis–positive tick pool.

Figure. Human tularemia cases mapped by county of residence, New York, USA, 1993–2023. Year of case diagnosis shown. Inset displays tularemia cases by postal (ZIP) code tabulation area of residence, Suffolk County, New York, 1993–2023, overlaid with cumulative host-seeking tick density (2019–2023). Tick density expressed as ticks per 1,000 m2 sampled (nymphs and adults combined), cumulative over the surveillance period. Red marker indicates location of the Francisella tularensis–positive tick pool.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

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