Official: Fleas in Arizona testing positive for plague
by: Jonathan Benson
NaturalNews.com
Monday, October 13, 2014
Something has been killing off prairie dogs living in and around Doney Park in Flagstaff, Arizona, and health officials have now confirmed it to be the plague. According to reports, fleas collected from burrows around Doney are testing positive for the disease, which ravaged Europe for some 150 years during the 14th century, earning the name “the Black Death,” before eventually fizzling out.
ABC 15 News in Phoenix reports that residents throughout the area have already been notified by the Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD), which conducted the testing, that the plague is present. Monitoring will continue, the district says, and the situation will be continually assessed to determine whether or not further action is needed to contain the disease.
Authorities say this is the first time plague that activity has been reported in the area this year, and that the disease is known to be endemic to the area. Just how widespread it actually is, however, is largely unknown and may be vastly underestimated, revealed CCPHSD in a recent press release.
Black Death wiped out 60 percent of Europe’s population
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