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Is the medieval disease in YOUR state? Map reveals where 'Black Death' still occurs as Colorado confirms shock case READ MORE: Man in New Mexico dies from PLAGUE in first fatal case in years By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:30 EDT, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 19:30 EDT, 11 July 2024 e-mail View comments States where people could still catch one of the deadliest bacterial diseases in human history have been revealed in an interactive map. It comes as a case of the bubonic plague in Colorado gains attention due to the fact many assumed the medieval illness was resigned to history.

But official US data shows that 18 states have suffered outbreaks in the last 50 years, usually linked to contact with rodents or bites from infected fleas . Overall, nationwide there are about seven cases per year. Your browser does not support iframes.



The above blackened fingers are from a man who was infected with the plague in 2012 in Oregon. He caught it after being bitten by a cat Infections are mostly recorded in the western US, with New Mexico and Colorado detecting the most infections over the past 50 years. But there are also sporadic cases across the east of the country, although these are normally linked to international travel or lab accidents.

So far this year three cases have been detected, including a person in Oregon who was infected by their cat and a man in New Mexico who died from the disease. Read More Colorado is rocked by human case of deadly M.

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