Travel Health: News Item: UNITED STATES
Concern as more Plague found in Cougars in Wyoming State of USA
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Date: 13 Jan 2010
Source: Examiner.com [edited]
<http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2010m1d13-Another-cougar-dies-of-plague-in-Yellowstone-area>The 5th cougar [actually the 6th. - ProMed Mod.MHJ] to succumb to the plague in recent years was found at the southern end of Grand Teton National Park in recent days. The female cat was known in the area of Jackson, Wyoming for wandering around the region. The 6-year-old cat found by biologists had been tagged with a global positioning system collar.The plague is naturally occurring in the area. Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium _Yersinia pestis_. It is found in animals throughout the world, most commonly in rats but also in other rodents like ground squirrels, prairie dogs, chipmunks, rabbits and voles. Fleas typically serve as the vector of plague. People can also get infected through direct contact with an infected animal, through inhalation, and, in the case of pneumonic plague, person to person.=====================[Felines, domestic and wild, pick up this infection in Wyoming from sick ground squirrels and prairie dogs, which burns through these underground communities. Domestic cats can bring it into the house, so owners need to be on the alert.To find Jackson, WY, go to:<http://www.fallingrain.com/world/US/WY/Jackson.html>. - ProMed Mod.MHJ]
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