Michigan via Colorado: 14th plague case reported in US
Reminiscent of the human plague case in August in a Georgia patient who contracted bubonic plague while visiting California’s Yosemite National Park, local media in Chaffee County, CO report on a case in a More...
New Mexico reports second human plague case of 2014
The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting a case of plague in a 43-year-old woman from Rio Arriba County who is currently hospitalized. Confirmatory testing was conducted at the Department’s Scientific More...
Colorado reports three more plague cases, all had contact with dog that died
In a follow-up to a story last week of a Colorado man and his pet dog who contracted plague, The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has identified three additional Colorado residents positive More...
Colorado resident tests positive for pneumonic plague, family dogs dies from plague
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment laboratory identified pneumonic plague in a Colorado resident earlier this week. Investigation revealed the family dog had recently died unexpectedly. The More...
Cat tests positive for plague in Southwest Colorado
Health officials in Durango are warning residents about a cat that tested positive for plague, according to San Juan Basin Health Department media release. Health officials say the cat is from the Bayfield area More...
