Bugün öğrendim ki: Hıyarcıklı Veba hala etrafta. ABD'de yılda yaklaşık 7 kişiyi etkiler ve çayır köpekleri gibi küçük kemirgenlere, nüfuslarına yardımcı olmak ve yayılmayı azaltmak için aşı muamelesi yapılır.

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So, a squirrel in [Colorado](https://www.jeffco.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1275) tested positive for the bubonic plague. No, it's not time to reach for a plague-doctor beak mask. Put down the bloodletting leeches. Stop gathering sage, sorrel and dandelion for a salve. Not just because these centuries-old remedies probably won't help, but also because the plague isn't something 21st-century Americans have much to fear from. It's been around for a while. The recent squirrel case, which quickly made the rounds on [national](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bubonic-plague-colorado-squirrels- test-positive/) [news](https://www. cnbc.com/2020/07/14/a-squirrel-has-tested-positive-for-the-bubonic-plague-in-colorado.html) [outlets](https://www.cnn.com/2020/ 07/14/us/bubonic-plague-squirrel-scn- trnd/index.html), was the first incident of the plague in Jefferson County, Colorado — but only since 2017, the county's [press release](https:// www.jeffco.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1275) notes. Animal and human cases of bubonic plague are not all that uncommon in the United States, and the US is only one of a handful of countries where plague still occurs. But cases rarely lead to widespread plague outbreaks. Plus, they're usually effectively controlled by national and local health agencies, common-sense precautions and, in worst case scenarios, by [antibiotics](https://www.cdc.gov/plague/resources/Recommended-antibiotics- for -plague_revision-Aug-2015_Final-\(00000002\).pdf).