Tuesday, April 18, 2006

bubonic plague case reported in Los Angeles

Good reason to keep fleas absent from your pets, from your home.


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"Rare bubonic plague case reported in Los Angeles

A case of bubonic plague has been reported in the second largest US city of Los Angeles for the first time in 22 years, health officials said.

An unidentified woman came down last week with symptoms of the disease, known as the Black Death when it devastatingly swept across Europe in the 14th century.

 Health officials said they believed the infected woman, who remains hospitalised, was exposed to fleas in the area around her house and stressed that the likelihood of a spread of the rare disease was very unlikely. " ....

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/04/18/060418221440.ge1hwj2v.html

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