A SECOND HUMAN PLAGUE CASE CONFIRMED IN NEW MEXICO … THIS TIME IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. IT’S THE COUNTY’S FIRST CASE OF HUMAN PLAGUE THIS YEAR AND THE 65 YEAR OLD EAST MOUNTAIN MAN IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER. THE CITY’S URBAN BIOLOGY DIVISION IS ASSESSING THE MAN’S HOME TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD.
THE FIRST CASE WAS A 52 YEAR OLD SANTA FE COUNTY WOMAN WHO DIED OF THE ILLNESS.
