The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has confirmed a case of plague in a cat from Sheridan County. The cat’s home is in Big Horn and the animal is known to wander outdoors in the area. The illness...

A domestic cat has tested positive for Yersinia pestis, the bacterial agent of plague, according to Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH). The cat, from the Evergreen area, is now under the care of a...

The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting ten cases of plague and 19 cases of tularemia in dogs and cats in multiple counties in 2016. In addition, recent rabbit die offs due to tularemia have been...

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Recent concerns over die-offs of black tailed prairie dog colonies on the Oglala National Grassland (ONG), located northwest of Crawford, Nebraska led land managers to test for Yersinia pestis the bacteria...

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The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed five animal cases of plague in the Santa Fe area since November. Testing by the department’s Scientific Laboratory Division identified the cases in...