Squirrel Tests Positive for Bubonic Plague in Colorado: Officials

Squirrel Tests Positive for Bubonic Plague in Colorado: Officials
A California ground squirrel forages near an old cigarette butt in Solana Beach, Calif., on March 22, 2004. David McNew/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A squirrel tested positive for the bubonic plague in Colorado, said officials.

The squirrel has the first case of the plague, known as the Black Death in the Middle Ages, and it was discovered in the Town of Morrison in Jefferson County, located 17 miles southwest of Denver.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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