2 more plague cases reported in New Mexico's Santa Fe County
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June 25, 2017
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Department of Health on Monday confirmed two more human cases of plague.
The recent cases involve a 52-year-old woman and a 62-year-old woman. The first case this year was reported in early June in a 63-year-old man.
All three patients, who live in Santa Fe County, were hospitalized but there have been no deaths.
State public health veterinarian Paul Ettestad said plague can be present in fleas that infest wild rodents in Santa Fe County, including within the city limits of Santa Fe and in other locations around New Mexico.
"Pets that are allowed to roam an...
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