A man has died within four days of catching the rare Rabbit Flu disease.
John Freeman, 29, is thought to have been struck down by the disease after a night out shooting rabbits on his parents' farm.
The university graduate is believed to have been infected with the germ Pasteurella Multocida, which lives in the nose and sinus of rabbits and other mammals, through a blister on his hand. He quickly developed flu-like symptoms and on his second visit to the doctor he collapsed and was rushed to hospital. His devastated parents of Aspall, near Ipswich, Suffolk, said: "We can't believe he's gone. It's been a total nightmare."
The infection in humans is often linked with an animal bite, scratch, or lick. Specialists yesterday said that Rabbit Flu can be cleared up with antibiotics if it is found quickly enough.
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