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New Mexico reports case of human bubonic plague
KOB Web Staff
Updated: July 27, 2020 11:30 AM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting the state's first human plague case of 2020. Officials said a Santa Fe County man in his 60s has been diagnosed with bubonic plague.
“This is a reminder that even during a pandemic, other infectious diseases are out that that can still put your health at risk,” NMDOH Secretary Kathy Kunkel said. “All New Mexicans need to be aware of the risks for contracting diseases like plague and take the necessary precautions to avoid them.”...
...Plague symptoms in dogs and cats are fever, lethargy and loss of appetite. A dog in Santa Fe County was also diagnosed with the plague this year.
In New Mexico, there was one human plague case in 2019 and none in 2018. ..
New Mexico reports case of human bubonic plague
KOB Web Staff
Updated: July 27, 2020 11:30 AM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting the state's first human plague case of 2020. Officials said a Santa Fe County man in his 60s has been diagnosed with bubonic plague.
“This is a reminder that even during a pandemic, other infectious diseases are out that that can still put your health at risk,” NMDOH Secretary Kathy Kunkel said. “All New Mexicans need to be aware of the risks for contracting diseases like plague and take the necessary precautions to avoid them.”...
...Plague symptoms in dogs and cats are fever, lethargy and loss of appetite. A dog in Santa Fe County was also diagnosed with the plague this year.
In New Mexico, there was one human plague case in 2019 and none in 2018. ..
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