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Bubonic plague human transmission fears after squirrel tests positive in Colorado – 7NEWS.com.au
The disease is responsible for the deadliest pandemic in human history.
A squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for bubonic plague.
The squirrel tested positive on July 11 in the town of Morrison, marking the first case of plague in the county this year.
The disease has been around for centuries and is responsible for the deadliest pandemic in human history.
An estimated 50 million people in Europe died during the Black Death pandemic of the Middle Ages.
The Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) department has warned the public that the disease can infect hum…
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