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Arizona resident dies from the plague less than 24 hours after showing symptoms
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2025
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prarie dogs and maybe squirrels harbor them, because other rodents also take shelter in Priarie dog burrows its possible to spread between different species, sustaining zoonosis. bubonic seems the most treatable, but pneumonic and septisemic plague is more severe.