Plague — Worldwide/Unknown
The US Forest Service says that sylvatic plague has been confirmed in black tailed prairie dog colonies on the Oglala National Grassland [NG] north west of Crawford [Nebraska].
Acting Pine Ridge district ranger Geri Mason says die-offs of prairie dogs led to the collection of fleas from several prairie dog colonies on the Oglala NG in October and November [2014]. They were tested by the University of South Dakota and results recently came back positive for the bacterium that causes
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