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Nobody Panic, but Fleas Carrying Bubonic Plague Have Turned Up in the US

  • August 16, 2017

Black plague — aka black death — is caused by bacteria that today can be treated with antibiotics. And while you may have thought it’s not a problem in the industrialized world, it’s very much alive in the American Southwest, Science Alert reports. Fleas are testing positive for the bacteria, and health officials are warning people to keep their pets from roaming in areas where the fleas have been found. Humans can be infected, too, and in fact two recent human cases...