Bubonic Plague Found in Squirrel in L.A. National Park

Squirrel here eating an acorn;
One was captured in the
 Los Angeles National Forestry 

Los Angeles- The Black Plague was discovered in a squirrel.  Authorities shut down an entire section of the National Forestry outside of L.A. after finding a squirrel.  The Squirrel was tested positive for the plague after conducting routine surveillance activities.  

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in a written health advisory stated about "230000 Visitors as precaution were ordered to leave 3 campgrounds and a recreation area of the L.A. Forest" which encompasses more than 655,000 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains just north of the Metropolitan Los Angeles, California   

Tourists were asked to evacuate campgrounds for safety precautions.  The Bubonic Plague or Black Death was the cause of death 25 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages.  Its a bacterial infection that can be transmitted to humans through the bites of infected fleas.    Health officials reported there has only been 4 cases of the bubonic virus since 1984 in the L.A. area. They advised Keep pets such as your dog or cat that are common to get fleas, away from wild squirrels.

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