The Plague Tracked in Denver


	The Plague Tracked in Denver

thisnamecantbetaken

5-15-2007 5:09 AM

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infection, bacteria, cdc, health, microbiology, plague

thisnamecantbetaken says:

Seen any dead squirrels lately? If you live near here, don't forget to protect your pets from flea bites too. Well, that goes without saying for where ever you live, of course.

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5-23-2007 2:37 PM

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Update:

Denver Zoo monkey dies of plague

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Denver officials warned people to stay away from squirrels as they monitored what could be an outbreak of the plague.
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Fifteen squirrels and one rabbit have tested positive for the plague, which is typically transmitted by flea bites, The Denver Post reported. Most of the animals were from the Denver City Park area.
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.physorg.com/news98107237.html"><DIV>Denver has not had an outbreak of the plague since 1968.
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.physorg.com/news98107237.html"><DIV>The state Health Department set up a hotline for people to call about dead squirrels, and the officials in Boulder closed a park to test a prairie dog town, the Post reported.
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