Undiagnosed -- United States
Benton-Franklin Health District was notified that a local resident was being tested for a possible case of pneumonic plague. Test results received today, 23 Apr 2016, from the Washington State Department of Health were negative.
Plague occurs naturally in the western USA; the last case in Washington State was in 1984. The plague bacterium (_Yersinia pestis_) is transmitted by fleas and cycles naturally among wild rodents. Plague can also infect humans and their pets. Plague can be treated
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