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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Bubonic Plague Adds to Colordo's Health Woes
2024-07-12
[Epoch Times] A case of the bubonic plague was confirmed in an individual in Colorado’s Pueblo County, officials said on Tuesday.
As I recall, bubonic plague is endemic in the American West — prairie dogs are a host. Just about every year there are a couple of infections, easily treated with modern antibiotics.
On Tuesday, the Pueblo County Department of Public Health said that it "confirmed a human case" in a resident of the county, adding that it will continue "to investigate a potential source and asks the public to take the precautions" to limit the spread of the bacterial infection.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that the plague circulates via fleas, occurs in wild rodents, and rarely spreads to people. Infected fleas that bite people are the primary vectors of the plague, while the bacteria can also be transmitted by touching infected animals or inhaling droplets from the cough of an infected individual or an animal.

Human cases of the plague, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, are not unheard of in the United States. In March, a New Mexico man died of the disease, while officials in Oregon confirmed a case in February, which they said may have been linked to an infected cat.
Inquiring Minds want to know when the sick or deceased individuals entered the US.
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Posted by:Bobby

#6  Pueblo, not unusual.

I do have Denver Bubonic Plague on my Bingo Card.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-07-12 10:12  

#5  It is always here in the Prairie dog population. Wiped out a large colony hear Broomfield back in 2006. Usually when a human gets it they are fucking around with the prairie dogs and get bit several times by fleas. Usually happens every couple years.
Posted by: DarthVader   2024-07-12 09:46  

#4  Just a warm up for the great bird-flu scare and shutdown.
Posted by: Mercutio   2024-07-12 09:03  

#3  'Normal' for the four corners area. Usually a handful a year in NM. Stay away from dead animals. Wear long pants outside urban areas.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-07-12 07:18  

#2  Easily treated with modern antibiotics
Posted by: Anon1   2024-07-12 07:01  

#1  This crops up from time to time in the US, I remember cases even back in the 80's. It's rare but happens. I'd be MORE worried about Hanta virus in Colorado.

Posted by: Silentbrick   2024-07-12 00:07  

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