Washington: Suspect pneumonic plague case tests negative
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1BPHX)
On Friday, Benton-Franklin Health District officials announced that a local resident was being tested for a possible case of pneumonic plague. On Saturday, health officials said tests performed at the Washington State Department of Health were negative. Plague occurs naturally in the western United States; the last case in Washington State was in 1984. The plague bacterium (Yersinia ["]
