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A
housecat has been diagnosed with pneumonic plague in rural western
Laramie County. Over a dozen individuals who came into contact with the
cat are currently being assessed by the Wyoming Department of Health to
determine if they need to receive antibiotics. Plague is a serious
bacterial infection that can be deadly if not treated promptly with
antibiotics. The pneumonic form of plague can be easily transmitted from
a coughing cat or other animal to a human. Humans can then breathe in
the bacteria and develop pneumonic plague as well. Although health
officials believe this is thought to be an isolated case, plague has
been present in the area before with animal cases in 2005 and 2008 and
is believed to be endemic in Wyoming wildlife.
Biohazard name:
Plague (pneumonic, cat )
Biohazard level:
4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.:
Viruses
and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for
which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian
and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic
fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever,
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified
diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a
Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The
entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a
vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system,
and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the
biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured
to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water
service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will
undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility
of an accidental release.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A housecat has been diagnosed with pneumonic plague in rural western Laramie County.
Over
a dozen individuals who came into contact with the cat are currently
being assessed by the Wyoming Department of Health to determine if they
need to receive antibiotics.
LARAMIE COUNTY - A housecat has been diagnosed with pneumonic (the lung form) of plague in rural western Laramie County.
Plague,
known as the Black Death during medieval times, is a serious bacterial
infection that can be deadly if not treated promptly with antibiotics.
The pneumonic form of plague can be easily transmitted from a coughing
cat or other animal to a human. Humans can then breathe in the bacteria
and develop pneumonic plague as well.
On October 26, the Wyoming
Department of Health (WDH) notified Cheyenne-Laramie County Health
Department (CLCHD) of a plague positive housecat submitted to the
Wyoming State Veterinary Lab on October 21.
Male Xenopsylla cheopis (oriental rat flea) engorged with blood. This
flea is the primary vector of plague in most large plague epidemics in
Asia, Africa, and South America. Both male and female fleas can transmit
the infection.
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Author
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Biological Hazard
Peru
Province of Ascope, Mocan [District of Casa Grande]
The Regional Health Management reported Tuesday, 10 Dec 2013, the
1st victim in 2013 of pneumonic plague in the La Libertad region. It is a
17-year-old, according to the regional manager of health, Jose
Evangelista. The regional official did not name the victim, although it
was known that he lived with his family in the village of Mocan, located
in the district of Casa Grande, in the province of Ascope. As reported
by Evangelista, before entering Trujillo Regional Teaching Hospital,
where the victim died, he spent several hours in the home of relatives
in the village El Milagro in Huanchaco district center. In the area,
said the regional manager of health, would have been about 150 families.
Therefore, a health brigade came to the area to conduct a campaign to
prevent the plague bacteria from spreading.
Biohazard name:
Plague (pneumonic)
Biohazard level:
4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.:
Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans,
and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as
Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue
hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa
fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or
unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this
level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is
mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain
multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous
detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all
traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are
electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time.
All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4
(P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate
the possibility of an accidental release.
