The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have confirmed a plague case in a Pueblo County, CO, resident.
Investigations continue, and the public is urged to eliminate rodent hiding spots, avoid contact with dead animals, use DEET-based insect repellent and regularly treat pets for fleas.
Plague symptoms include sudden fever, chills, severe headache, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and painful, swollen lymph nodes. Flea collars are not effective.
