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Michigan Reports Its First 2015 Case Of Bubonic Plague

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A Michigan resident recently contracted Bubonic plague after a visit to Colorado, health authorities confirmed Monday. The case is the first reported this year in the state and the 14th diagnosis nationwide. The life-threatening disease is not native to Michigan and occurs when a person is bitten by an infected flea or rodent with the bacterium…

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