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Monkey dead from bubonic plague in Denver
DENVER (Reuters) - A Denver Zoo monkey has died of bubonic plague, apparently after eating a squirrel stricken with the disease, Colorado health and zoo officials said on Monday.
Five squirrels and a rabbit found dead on zoo grounds tested positive for the flea-borne disease in recent weeks, Denver Zoo spokeswoman Ana Bowie said.
Zookeepers on May 15 noticed the 8-year-old hooded capuchin monkey was lethargic, and the next day it was found dead in its enclosure. Zoo veterinarians sent tissue samples to a state laboratory where it was determined the animal died of the plague. The death was announced on Monday.
Zoo veterinarian Dave Kenny said that the risk of plague spreading to humans was extremely low but that visitors were being urged to avoid squirrels and rabbits........
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4 comments:
NO you are not the only one!! this is very disturbing along with many other things in this country these days. The question is why are people not doing anything about anything. It's enough to make anyone semi sane.
I've been concerned about this since reading last week that a number of squirrels in Denver tested positive for the plague. The next day there was a report of a man in New Mexico who also died from the plague.
I find it ridiculous that the media is consumed with tidbits about Brittney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, but neglects something as serious as bubonic plague.
i just watched An Inconvenient Truth on Monday. This is mentioned. The idea of illnesses like this returning is frightening as all get out. Have you seen the movie? i sat there with tears rolling down my face at one point. The subject is so scary. How could we ever have been so stupid?
Note: It is late, i am tired, don't be surprised if none of this comment makes sense.
i did a bit more research on the plague. turns out the colorado/arizona areas do have instances of the plague. THAT doesn't make me feel good at all.
i seriously thought it had been eradicated
thanks for stopping by anon and tina and of course jean you DID make sense. and no, i didn't see the movie. i am too frightened
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