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A member asked:
Who is at risk for getting plague?
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Contact with rats...: Increased risk for getting the plague in the U.S. includes: people who live in CO, UT, NM, or AZ, and have contact with rats or wild animals; people who live in overcrowded, unsanitary housing, with a high rat population; veterinarians or outdoor workers have contact with sick cats or other animals; hunters, campers, hikers in CO, UT, NM, AZ.
Answered 11/19/2014
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Anyone in area: Of poor hygiene/sanitation; where rats congregate, as it is the flea from the rat that transmits the yersinia pestis to humans. Low income areas; those damaged by natural or man-made disasters.
Answered 3/15/2013
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