Colorado squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague, health officials say
A squirrel in a Colorado has tested positive for bubonic plague, public health officials say. The rodent was found in Morrison, a town outside Denver in Jefferson County. The county's health officials said in a that the squirrel was the first case of plague in the county. Bubonic plague is one of three forms of the infectious disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria. According to the , bubonic plague is usually contracted after an infected flea bite. Jefferson County Public Health said in its statement that household pets can be ...
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