August 14, 2017
Navajo and Coconino County officials have both confirmed that fleas in the area tested positive for plague. Plague is an infectious disease infamous for killing millions of Europeans in the Middle Ages. (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County)
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Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD) officials confirmed that fleas collected in the Red Lake area, approximately five miles northeast of Williams, tested positive for plague (Yersinia pestis).
By Williams-Grand Canyon News
August 8, 2017