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16. I think we have another case in NYC

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 09:22 PM

Jul 2013

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Plague-infected squirrel shuts Los Angeles park [View all] dipsydoodle Jul 2013 OP

everything old is new again -yersinia pestis rearing it's ugly head leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #1

The "Black Death" was a specific outburst of plague... Deep13 Jul 2013 #3

Sad that the news outlet reporting this Tien1985 Jul 2013 #4

The L.A. Times has the story BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #6

Because it's not exactly news? Retrograde Jul 2013 #12

It's happened before - more rodents Baclava Jul 2013 #5

While this might uncommon for L.A... Javaman Jul 2013 #7

EEK! Squinch Jul 2013 #8

It's coming, we're overdue for a cull ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #9

Bubonic plague is quite treatable, and very preventable Scootaloo Jul 2013 #28

k+r ...nt TeeYiYi Jul 2013 #10

Bring out yer dead! *clang* Thav Jul 2013 #11

But I'm not dead yet. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #18

If one squirrel was infected, there are bound to be more. n/t RebelOne Jul 2013 #13

The Angeles National Forest is actually in the mountains above L.A. KamaAina Jul 2013 #14

Thousands visit or travel through the San Gabriel's each week. denbot Jul 2013 #15

But not millions KamaAina Jul 2013 #19

I think we have another case in NYC Kennah Jul 2013 #16

A fourth form of the disease KamaAina Jul 2013 #20

A pandemic is too horrible to even contemplate. branford Jul 2013 #29

.... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #22

Some believe Black Death may really have been Ebola Kennah Jul 2013 #17

Is this a ''Biblical Plague?'' DeSwiss Jul 2013 #21

Squirrels around here carry the Red Death. Union Scribe Jul 2013 #23

It's endemic among squirrels and other rodents in the Southwest US Hekate Jul 2013 #24

It's obviously because of Politicalboi Jul 2013 #25

How did you get a squirrel as a partner ? dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #27

Politicalboi could be nuts Kennah Jul 2013 #30