Though the plague has most recently been found in Oregon, most cases occur around the "Four Corners" area of the Southwest — the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona and northwestern corner of New Mexico — primarily between late spring and...
Plague confirmed in Oregon man bitten by stray catNIGEL DUARASTEVEN DUBOIS
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. -Health officials have confirmed a case of human plague in anOregonresident who was likely infected by theircat. Fortunately, the county said, the infection was caught early and treated in the earlier stages of the disease. Left untreated, the bubonic plague can progress ...
Plague Confirmed in Oregon ManPORTLAND, Ore. - Health officials have confirmed that an Oregonman has the plague after he was...Duara, Nigel
Plague symptoms can manifest in a few ways. Bubonic plague — the kind contracted by the Oregon resident — happens when the plague bacteria get into the lymph nodes. It can cause fever, headache, weakness and painful, swollen lymph nodes. It usually h...
MORE: Yes, the plague still exists. Here's what it's like now in the US How does bubonic plague spread? The plague spreads to humans or animals through a bite from an infected flea or by contact with an animal sick with the disease, according to the Oregon Health Authority. ...
Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat.
Although plague is relatively rare in wild ungulates, this report describes ocular lesions associated with Yersinia pestis infection in three free-ranging mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from Wyoming and Oregon, USA. All deer were observed antemortem and seemed to be blind. Post-mortem examination ...
More than half of the cases were reported in New Mexico, followed by smaller numbers in Colorado, Arizona, California and Oregon. How is the plague transmitted to humans? People typically get the plague after being bitten by an inflected flea or handling an infected animal, according to the ...
and became entrenched in many areas of the western United States. Since that time, plague has occurred as scattered cases in rural areas. Most human cases in the United States occur in two regions: Northern New Mexico, northern Arizona, and southern Colorado; and California, southern Oregon, ...