Plague — United States
On Tuesday [6 Jul 2021], a domestic cat tested positive for the plague at a local veterinarian hospital in San Miguel County [Colorado]. The cat was hospitalized, tested, and treated and is recovering well. No fleas were found during treatment and those who handled the cat did not experience high risk exposures though will monitor for symptoms for the next week.
This is one of a few instances of the plague in domestic and wild animals so far this summer [2021] across the state of Colorado
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