And the pestilence train keeps coming.  In San Diego County, 3 squirrels were found to have Bubonic Plague.  If for no other reason, go to the website to see the front page picture.  It’s absolutely adorable.  While still common, and no cause for alarm (don’t start killing these furry nut eaters), I do feel like it needs to be documented based on the sheer number of strange diseases that are rearing their heads.  This disease usually spreads to humans from flea bites, just like when it wipes out 1/4 of Europe.  As I reported earlier, there was a case of Bubonic Plague in Oregon.  Stray cat bite was the culprit there.

In local news, Typhus is back!  Two people have contracted Typhus from fleas found in the Burbank area.

I mentioned this yesterday, but it strikes m that fleas are also great carriers of disease, much like mosquitoes.  Mosquitoes are more mobile, but fleas have almost exclusive access to human beings.  These two critters are perfect harbingers.

Also, and I will go into this in my next post, but West Nile is closing in on California residents.  Two dead birds were found to be infected.  There have been several cases in 11 counties in California, including Santa Monica, and Studio City.