Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – USA (10): (AZ,TX) bubonic, prairie dogs, fleas
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – USA (10): (AZ,TX) bubonic, prairie dogs, fleas
Plague -- United StatesBubonic plague, the disease that killed millions of people in Europe in the 1300s, is thankfully, a lot more deadly to prairie dogs and other rodents than it is to people in 2017. But [sylvatic plague is] still out there.The bacterium that causes the disease, _Yersinia pestis,_ was found in fleas collected from prairie dog burrows earlier this month [July 2017]. The burrows are located on the south side of Highway 61, on ranch land in Concho [Apache County]. The disease caused Read more [...]
