Second Arizona county confirms fleas testing positive for #plague
▻http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2017/08/11/z-second-arizona-county-confirms-fleas-testing-positive-plague/561410001
Officials in a second part of Arizona have confirmed that fleas in the area tested positive for plague, an infectious disease infamous for killing millions of Europeans in the Middle Ages.
Navajo County Public Health officials confirmed Friday that fleas collected in the Taylor area have the disease.
Last week, the Coconino County Public Health Services District confirmed that fleas found on prairie dogs in the Red Lake area had the disease.
The Navajo County Public Health Services District has notified residents and plans to treat and closely monitor the rodent burrows, which are on private property, according to a Navajo County press release on Facebook.