Ronan Kelly
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Plague Confirmed In Larimer County Teen?s Death
June 20, 2015 1:12 PM
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)? The Larimer County Health Department confirmed that a teen died from the plague earlier this month.
Taylor Gaes died on June 8, most likely from fleas on a dead rodent or other animal on the family acreage.
The Larimer County Health Department said this is the first Larimer County resident confirmed to have contacted the plague since 1999.
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http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/06/20/plague-confirmed-in-larimer-county-teens-death/
16-year-old Larimer County athlete ID'd as septicemic plague fatality
Taylor Gaes died on June 8 after likely contracting the rare disease on his family's property
By Kirk Mitchell
The Denver Post
POSTED: 06/20/2015 11:05:46 AM MDT1 COMMENT| UPDATED: ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO
A Poudre High School pitcher and quarterback with potential for a brilliant sports career was in the peak of health when he was killed by a rare strain of plague the day after he turned 16.
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One week before his death, Taylor was in superb health, Haigh said. He showed flu-like symptoms on a Thursday and died four days later, O'Donnell said.
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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28351452/plague-16-year-old-larimer-county-boy-identified
Officials: Rare form of plague killed Poudre student
Jason Pohl, The Coloradoan 10:35 a.m. MDT June 20, 2015
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Officials now are warning people who visited the family's home after Gaes' June 8 death ? the day after his 16th birthday ? to be extra vigilant.
"There is a small chance that others might have been bitten by infected fleas, so anyone who was on the family's land in the last seven days should seek medical attention immediately if a fever occurs. The last exposure to others was likely on June 14," Larimer health officials said in a statement late Friday.
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http://www.coloradoan.com/story/new...e-form-plague-killed-poudre-student/29031569/
June 20, 2015 1:12 PM
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)? The Larimer County Health Department confirmed that a teen died from the plague earlier this month.
Taylor Gaes died on June 8, most likely from fleas on a dead rodent or other animal on the family acreage.
The Larimer County Health Department said this is the first Larimer County resident confirmed to have contacted the plague since 1999.
...
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/06/20/plague-confirmed-in-larimer-county-teens-death/
16-year-old Larimer County athlete ID'd as septicemic plague fatality
Taylor Gaes died on June 8 after likely contracting the rare disease on his family's property
By Kirk Mitchell
The Denver Post
POSTED: 06/20/2015 11:05:46 AM MDT1 COMMENT| UPDATED: ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO
A Poudre High School pitcher and quarterback with potential for a brilliant sports career was in the peak of health when he was killed by a rare strain of plague the day after he turned 16.
...
One week before his death, Taylor was in superb health, Haigh said. He showed flu-like symptoms on a Thursday and died four days later, O'Donnell said.
...
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28351452/plague-16-year-old-larimer-county-boy-identified
Officials: Rare form of plague killed Poudre student
Jason Pohl, The Coloradoan 10:35 a.m. MDT June 20, 2015
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Officials now are warning people who visited the family's home after Gaes' June 8 death ? the day after his 16th birthday ? to be extra vigilant.
"There is a small chance that others might have been bitten by infected fleas, so anyone who was on the family's land in the last seven days should seek medical attention immediately if a fever occurs. The last exposure to others was likely on June 14," Larimer health officials said in a statement late Friday.
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http://www.coloradoan.com/story/new...e-form-plague-killed-poudre-student/29031569/