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Prairie dogs are dying in northern AZ. Officials think it's the plague
Coconino County Health and Human Services recently received a report of a prairie dog die-off on private land northeast of ...
Prairie dogs dying in northern Arizona; Officials are concerned it's the plague
Coconino County Health and Human Services recently received a report of a prairie dog die-off on private land northeast of ...
Arizona patient dies of bubonic plague as health officials warn prairie dog die-off could signal outbreak
An Arizona resident has died from the plague as officials were probing whether a prairie dog die-off in the area was also ...
Health officials report first plague death since 2007
ARIZONA — Health officials have reported the first plague death since 2007, according to CBS News and the AP. Plague is ...
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Prairie dog genes reveal secrets of plague survival - Phys.org
A study of the genetic basis of plague immunity in prairie dogs has broad implications for conservation. From white-nose syndrome in bats to avian malaria in Hawaiian birds, introduced pathogens ...
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Prairie dogs are dying in northern Arizona, prompting plague concerns
Symptoms of plague in humans include fever, chills, and swollen lymph nodes. Prairie dogs are dying in northern Arizona, and officials are concerned the cause could be the plague.
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Coconino County resident dies from plague, but no link to prairie dog die-off, official says
Coconino County has confirmed its first human death from the plague in nearly two decades. Health officials say a Coconino ...