The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed that a 51-year-old man in Los Alamos County contracted tularemia.
The case was confirmed Monday at the Department's Scientific Laboratory Division.
Health officials say the man was hospitalized, but has recovered and gone home.
There have also been 33 cases of tularemia this year in pet dogs and cats from Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Taos, and Torrance counties.
Tularemia is a potentially serious illness in people that occurs in many parts of the country.
It's caused by a bacteria found in animals — especially rodents, rabbits and hares.
Tularemia can also make dogs and cats sick and they can give the disease to people.
Last year, there were five human cases of tularemia in New Mexico. They all recovered.
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