Yes, there was a bubonic plague outbreak at a Colorado prairie dog colony
The day before the Kroenke Sports and Entertainment's Major League Soccer team were to host the Montreal Impact, the Rapid's media relations department sent out a explaining that officials with the Colorado Tri-County Health Department and Commerce City, home to the Rapid's Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, had confirmed the "presence of plague-infested fleas affecting prairie dog colonies in the surrounding areas.
The soccer game would still take place, but a post-game pyrotechnics show would be canceled because "the launch site for the fireworks display is located in an area closed down by authorities."Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge , a popular hiking and outdoor area, would be temporarily closed "as staff continue to assess the scope of impacted areas and implement the refuge’s prairie dog management plan." The nearby Prairie Gateway Open Space was also closed as officials tried to assess the outbreak.
While cases of humans contracting the plague are rare, large parts of Colorado, Nevada, California, Oregon and New Mexico are endemic with plague, meaning the disease continually circulates. The diseases is mostly found in rodent populations, according to a
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