Pit Bull Spreads Pneumonic Plague

The largest outbreak of pneumonic plague in the U.S. in 90 years started with an infected pit bull, according to a new government report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that four adults contracted the plague last summer after a middle-aged man’s 2-year-old American pit bull terrier fell ill with a fever and was coughing up blood.
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