Another Plague Case Reported in SW Idaho

A test showed the dead vole from the Riddle area — just north of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation — was probably infected with plague, the Idaho Statesman reported.

 

Five other voles and one wild mouse tested from the area of a rodent die-off did not test positive for plague, however, according to a Thursday notice from the state departments of Health and Welfare and Fish and Game, and Southwest District Health.

 

It’s the third report this spring of plague in Southwest Idaho wildlife. In May, plague was reported in ground squirrels in a large area stretching from Boise and Kuna southeast to near Mountain Home. Last week, voles just west of Caldwell were said to have possibly died from plague.

 

The agencies do not believe any of the three sites are connected, according to Thursday’s notice.

 

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Source: Idaho Statesman