According to health officials, the plague can be treated. Symptoms of the disease include a sudden fever and swollen lymph nodes.
"If you think you have symptoms consistent with plague, seek health care immediately and let them know you may have been exposed," Switzer warns.Plague-infected male Xenopsylla cheopis 12 days after feeding on an inoculated mouse.
The disease is typically found in rock squirrels, prairie dogs, wood rats, and other ground squirrels and chipmunks. For this reason, the San Juan Basin Public Health said they examine prairie dog population die-offs to detect the presence of plague. Colorado health officials are reminding residents that the risk of contracting animal-borne diseases increases during the summer when humans and animals are often in close contact.Plague is infamous for killing as many as 200 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says modern antibiotics are effective in treating plague.
Prairie dogs occupy an estimated 2 million acres in North America and the majority of the Colorado population resides in areas below 6,000 feet, east of Colorado’s foothills, according to Denver Parks & Recreation. The largest areas of active colonies are located along the Front Range and in the south-central/southeastern portions of the state.
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