[NWFLConservative]

Y. pestis can be found in a lot more places than you think. Of course the local health department needs to be on the lookout for it, but it is not a cause for alarm until you see several people get sick.

Rodent control is of major importance as they are reservoirs for the disease. Get rid of the rodents, you break the infectious cycle.

There were only about 110 documented cases of it in the US from 1990 to 2005 (CDC figures); that's only about 7 per year nationwide.

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