Bubonic Plague is Popping Up in Wild Animals and Pets in the Western United States

[Ria]

I think this is important to know about.

http://www.getholistichealth.com/359...united-states/
The Bubonic Plague is Popping Up in Wild Animals and Pets in the Western United States
Posted by Tsvetan Petrov on August 16, 20130 Comment


Health officials in Los Angeles County announced on 24 July that a squirrel found covered in fleas has tested positive for bubonic plague, the scourge that develops into the deadly pneumonic plague known as the Black Death and wiped out an estimated 200 million people in Europe during the 14th century. Last month, two pet dogs in New Mexico were also discovered with the disease, which is genetically very similar to the strain from the 1300s.
“It is the plague,” Dr. Mark Dimenna, deputy of the Environmental Health Department, told local TV reporters from KOAT 7. “It is the bubonic plague, the Black Death. It’s the same organism that it always has been.”
“It’s the same organism that it always has been.”
Is the US facing an outbreak of the ancient epidemic? That’s unlikely, according to public health officials. Scattered cases of the plague in wild animals, domesticated pets, and humans happen every year. The plague was introduced to the new continent around 1900, long after the devastating outbreak in Europe. Between 1990 and 2010, there were 999 cases of probable or confirmed plague found in humans in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In recent decades, the US sees about seven cases of human plague a year. The plague can be successfully treated with antibiotics in most cases — an option our Medieval ancestors didn’t have — but the disease can still be deadly if allowed to progress.
Most cases are seen in the Western US in rodents, which get the disease from fleas. New Mexico typically sees about half of all plague cases in the country. Last year the state had one human case, one dog case, and one cat case; so far this year it’s seen four dog cases. We’re actually in the middle of plague season now, as the majority of cases occur between late spring and early fall.
The plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. It typically spreads from fleas to rodents to humans as bubonic plague, which causes swelling of the lymph nodes in humans and results in the characteristic bumps or “bubos” in the groin, underarm, or neck. Those infected may also experience sudden fever, muscle aches and headache, chills, and extreme weakness. Some animals, including cats and dogs, may not exhibit symptoms at all, however.

This squirrel infected with the plague has a petechial rash indicating hemorrhaging beneath the skin.


If allowed to progress, the bacteria can spread to all the major organs in between one and six days. It can cause rapid blood poisoning and gangrene, known as septicemic plague. Once it reaches the lungs it becomes highly contagious and can spread through the air, at which point it its known as pneumonic plague. It can cause human death in three days, although antibiotics have reduced the mortality rate to 11 percent.
The situation is much worse outside of the US. The World Health Organization estimates there are thousands of cases of human plague a year in central, eastern and southern Africa, South America, and in large areas of Asia, and mortality rates are much higher in some areas with poorer access to health care. There is a vaccine available, but it is rare and only available to professionals who are at high risk of exposure.
The plague does have a habit of suddenly reappearing after not being heard from in years. There was a minor outbreak in Libya in 2009, after the disease had not been seen for 25 years; similarly, in Algeria, plague was recorded in the 1940s, remained absent for around 50 years, and then reemerged in 2003. Despite the resilience of the bacillus, the vast improvements in public health have made it near impossible for the plague to spread the way it did in the Middle Ages.
The plague tends to suddenly reappear after not being heard from in years
However, because it is so contagious, the plague is often cited as having potential as a tool for bioterrorism. In 2009, there were reports that some 40 al-Qaida fighters had died in a failed attempt to weaponize the disease. The WHO denied this report, but fears remain.
“A bioweapon carrying Y. pestis is possible because the bacterium occurs in nature and could be isolated and grown in quantity in a laboratory,” the CDC acknowledged. “Even so, manufacturing an effective weapon using Y. pestis would require advanced knowledge and technology.” The government has been repeatedly criticized for not sufficiently addressing vulnerability against the threat of a highly contagious biological weapon such as the plague.
Officials in Los Angeles County have shut down three campgrounds for at least a week for flea extermination in order to prevent the plague from spreading further there. In the meantime, don’t pet any wild squirrels.
By Adrianne Jeffries with TheVerge.com
Source: http://www.thesleuthjournal.com/the-...ited-states-2/

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You can do more research on this link.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200711/

Plague: from natural disease to bioterrorism
Stefan Riedel, MD, PhD1
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This article has been cited by other articles in PMC.


Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, an enzootic vectorborne disease usually infecting rodents (rats) and fleas. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents. In humans, the disease usually occurs in the form of bubonic plague. In rare cases, the infection spreads to the lungs via the bloodstream and causes secondary pneumonic plague. Person-to-person transmission has been described for pneumonic plague but is rare in primary bubonic plague. Bubonic plague can usually be treated successfully with antibiotics; however, pneumonic plague develops rapidly and carries a high fatality rate despite immediate treatment with antibiotics. Plague is also recognized as a potential agent of bioterrorism. It has been used, or considered for use, as a biologic weapon on several occasions. It is important for the medical community to be familiar with the epidemiology, diagnosis, and symptoms of plague so it can deliver an appropriate and calm response should the unthinkable happen.

In recent years, the fear about terrorist attacks with biological weapons has grown. Plague has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a category A organism (1). This third article in a series of papers addressing issues related to biological warfare and bioterrorism gives a concise overview of the role that plague has played in the past and present as a biological weapon. As outlined in the historical review of biological warfare (1,2), plague has been one of the most devastating epidemic diseases to mankind, second only to smallpox. Given the presence and availability of plague around the world, the capacity for mass production and aerosol dissemination, the high fatality rate of pneumonic plague, and the potential for rapid secondary spread, the potential use of plague as a biological weapon is of great concern.

MOD EDIT: I reduced this lengthy article to 2 paragraphs and the link, according to Avalon guidelines. Follow the link for the full article.

[Sidney]

Interesting that they didn't mention the outbreak in the Ukraine in 2009. Many thought it was a Bio Terror attack, and scientists had even been warned prior to the outbreak by Joseph Moshe, who later was arrested by the FBI.

http://dprogram.net/2009/11/22/scien...ue-in-ukraine/

[marlowe]

Here is something about how a large bright comet passed through the skies in 1347 during the Black Death period in Europe.....
Does this sound familiar ?

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/fo...age2323656/pg1

[vilcabamba]

My friend who is a former military insider and environmental toxicologist has stated that she believed that the dark forces were spraying the "black plague" on us. She told me this about 2 years ago after my family member died and her limbs turned black. My scientist friend said it was probably the black plague no doubt from chemtrails.