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2021-07-26 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Ten-year-old boy in Colorado has died from “causes associated with plague”

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Posted by Fred 2021-07-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Gee, imagine the media meltdown if this had happened in Florida.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-07-26 09:01|| 2021-07-26 09:01|| Front Page Top

#2 How close was this to Hammer City?

Posted by Dron66046 2021-07-26 09:05|| 2021-07-26 09:05|| Front Page Top

#3 "Bring out your dead... Democrat voters..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-07-26 10:23|| 2021-07-26 10:23|| Front Page Top

#4 squirrels as well in the west & southwest

Posted by Frank G 2021-07-26 10:29|| 2021-07-26 10:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Have one of these every 3 years or so in Colorado. That southwest corner and on the plains with prairie dogs, bubonic plague is very common.

Posted by DarthVader 2021-07-26 10:56|| 2021-07-26 10:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Shipped in on one of those buses from the border, right?

Posted by KBK 2021-07-26 14:52|| 2021-07-26 14:52|| Front Page Top

#7 The article reported it was La Plata County, Colorado. A search yielded a number of articles claiming the dead child was a girl, and this:

Plague Confirmed In Death Of Durango Child

[CPR] State health officials have confirmed that plague was responsible for the death of a Durango-area child.

The 10-year-old girl was a member of a local 4H group, the Weaselskin 4H Club, confirmed one of the club’s leaders, Mike Latham. The club and the girl’s family declined to comment further.

A statement released Friday evening from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment said the investigation of the case to determine how and when the girl contracted plague is continuing.

“We are so sad for the loss of this young Coloradan and our deepest condolences go to the family,” said Dr. Jennifer House of CDPHE. “Public health is doing an epidemiological investigation and wants Coloradans to know that while this disease is very rare, it does occur sometimes, and to seek medical care if you have symptoms.”

This is the first human plague death in the state in six years. While exceedingly rare, when infections and deaths do occur, they disproportionately occur in La Plata County, home to Durango. Residents of La Plata County made up almost half of Colorado’s plague cases between 2005-2020, according to CDPHE.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-07-26 14:53|| 2021-07-26 14:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

A very nice ride.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-26 17:00|| 2021-07-26 17:00|| Front Page Top

#9 This is the first human plague death in the state in six years.

They didn't act fast enough to dump the child on New Mexico to move the death count south. Most medicos in New Mexico* know the signs of the disease for quick action to avoid death. The state's medical system is set up to act. Too many times neighboring states are too late and transfer the victim to New Mexico for treatment. At that point its like being put on a ventilator in the latter stages of Covid. Hey, but the count in on others.

* unofficial motto - home of the flea, land of the plague

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-07-26 18:57|| 2021-07-26 18:57|| Front Page Top

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