[Unknown Freeper]

This was on an earlier report on wabc tv, also. It is a husband and wife from NM, if I recall. They are visiting in NY. Both hospitalized. Husband was doing worse. His temp had gone up to 105.

[NorCoGOP]

NM and CO occassionally get plague cases...usually from groundhogs....no need for the tinfoil or shower alerts here...

[JRandomFreeper]

New Mexico has pockets of the plague in wildlife. When I was stationed there, we were warned to stay away from the wildlife.

/john

[aristeides]

Their being from NM probably explains it. Plague is endemic among rodents out there. There are occasional cases among humans. Fortunately, it is easy to treat with antibiotics, providing it is correctly diagnosed (which is sometimes a problem, because human cases are now so rare.)

[B-bone]

Bubonic plaque still occurs occasionally in the US. I don't remember if there are areas in NM where it is found in the rodent population or not. I do know that there are occasional cases in So. Cal. usually from isolated ground squirrel populations.

Unless there are other cases, I would suspect this is an isolated instance. This is a disease that is usually associated with a rodent vector for introduction into the human population. Antibiotics are quite effective in preventing the disease in exposed individuals. For the individual patient who contracts the disease it can be a rough go however.

My prayers go out for this couple.

[tiki]

That explains it. We have bubonic plague in NM all the time. So don't panic. Most people recover.

[KSCITYBOY]

Mice in New Mexico are famous for carrying the Hunta (sp?) virus and probably the plague. Not a big danger..

[stands2reason]

Figures, they're from New Mexico. There's plague there and hantavirus.