IF YOU’RE SAFEGUARDING YOURSELF AGAINST PLAGUE … DO THE SAME FOR YOUR PETS. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CASES OF HUMAN PLAGUE IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR. THE FIRST … A SANTA FE WOMAN … DIED OF THE ILLNESS. THE SECOND … A 65 YEAR OLD MAN … WAS BERNALILLO COUNTY’S FIRST CASE THIS YEAR.
DR. PAUL SMITH WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IF YOUR PET ROAMS, ADMINISTER FLEA PROTECTION TO PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING BITTEN BY PLAGUE CARRYING FLEAS.
SMITH SAYS THE EAST MOUNTAINS IS GROUND ZERO RIGHT NOW, SO IF YOU SEE A SICK RODENT THAT HASN’T BEEN HIT BY A CARE OR SHOT, CALL 311 SO THE CITY CAN PICK IT UP AND TEST IT.
