Plague — United States
Utah public health officials have confirmed that an elderly resident died from plague in August 2015. This is the 1st Utah resident to be diagnosed with plague since 2009.
Plague is a rare, life-threatening, flea-borne illness that is maintained in a rodent-flea transmission cycle. Species such as prairie dogs, black footed-ferrets, squirrels, and rabbits are especially susceptible and experience high mortality upon infection. Plague is naturally occurring in Utah, and typically seen in the
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