07/09/2024

What to Know about the Bubonic Plague

There is a suspected human case in Colorado

A rare case of plague is being investigated in Pueblo County by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment after preliminary test results, it said in a statement.

Plague is a bacterial infection that was historically very deadly but now is better treated. While not totally eradicated, “human to human transmission of bubonic plague is rare,” according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

An average of seven human plague cases are reported each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with most cases occurring in the West, especially in northern New Mexico and in Arizona.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.