What is the risk of plague on Colorado’s Western Slope?

What is the risk of plague on Colorado’s Western Slope?

While medical treatment and sanitary improvements have lessened its impact, the bubonic plague — responsible for the Black Death in the 14th century — could still be alive in your backyard.  Early in August, Jefferson County Public Health reported that a domestic cat contracted the plague in Evergreen and later died. While it was Colorado’s first case this year and cases are rare, pets and even humans can contract the disease.  According to the …