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Thursday, May 06, 2004


First the sinkholes, now West Texas has been hit by the Plague. The freakin' plague.
The Texas Department of Health has issued a plague advisory to veterinarians and physicians in the West Texas, Panhandle and South Plains areas.

The agency announced Wednesday that the bacterium that causes plague has been found in some wood rats in West Texas. The dead rats were found in a rural area near the border of Midland and Glasscock counties.

Experts said plague is not unusual in wild rodents in the western United States.

The Health Department also said the bacterium turned up in fleas from wild prairie dogs in Dallam County in the northernmost part of the Panhandle.
So look out for that one.



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