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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the San Juan Basin Public Health Department are investigating a potential case of plague. It s been associated with the recent death of a La Plata County resident. KSUT’s Sarah Flower reports.
If confirmed, this would be the first plague death since 2015, according to CDPHE. Although the plague has been found across Colorado, the agency says southwest Colorado sees more cases of hosts of plague than in other parts of the state.
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If confirmed, this would be the first plague death in Colorado since 2015. Although the plague has been found all across Colorado, CDPHE says southwest Colorado does see more cases of reservoir hosts than in any other part of the state. Dr. Jennifer House is the Deputy State Epidemiologist and Public Health Veterinarian for CDPHE. She says the most common form of plague that they see in humans is the bubonic plague, septicemic, and pneumonic plague. D
Keeping your dogs safe as summer temperatures heat up
Dogs and cats don t sweat like humans do, which means they are likely to feel the burn. and get overheated much easier. Author: Ashley Godwin (THV11) Updated: 9:32 AM CDT June 29, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas The temperatures are already getting into the lower to mid 90 s in Arkansas. That means more people are going to be outside and may take their pets with them. Some of the dogs we oftentimes see struggle the most is your small breeds, said Officer Cale Davenport with Pinnacle Mountain State Parks.
He says he s constantly checking with people to make sure they and their animals have a safe time.
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Four rabies cases have been confirmed in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta recently. Three rabid foxes and one rabid dog were found in Nightmute, Alakanuk, and Bethel. Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Lauri Meythaler-Mullins has been working in all three places to vaccinate pets, and to diagnose and confirm cases. She said that the dog that had rabies was euthanized.
“And there were three other dogs in addition that had been euthanized because they came into contact. They were bit by rabid foxes. All four of these dogs, they were not vaccinated,” said Meythaler-Mullins.
Having a vaccine against rabies can make the difference between life and death for a dog. Meythaler-Mullins said that a vaccinated dog does not have to be euthanized if bitten by a rabid animal. Instead, they are quarantined for 45 days and given another vaccine. An unvaccinated animal is not so fortunate.
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Three foxes from three Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities have tested positive for rabies in recent weeks.
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation said that the rabid foxes were found in Nightmute, Alakanuk, and Bethel. The rabies virus is not unusual in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta foxes. But the virus is of concern, because it is fatal if left untreated in people and unvaccinated pets.
YKHC urges anyone who is bitten or scratched by wildlife to seek medical attention immediately. The health corporation also encourages everyone to get their pets vaccinated against the virus, and to report to YKHC if a pet is bitten or scratched by wildlife, regardless of whether they’ve been vaccinated against rabies or not.