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Show Plague Found v In Dogs at Bryce Canyon A BHYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Sylvatic plague was recently found in prairie ) dogs at Bryce Canyon ( National Park. ) Park Superintendent, A Bob Benton, noted that although the occurrence a of plague among prairie V dogs is not an unusual event, he is advising park ( visitors to avoid contact ) with rodents while in the ( park. "Chipmunks and X ground squirrels are known carriers of plague" remarked C Benton, "and I strongly V suggest that visitors ( should not feed or touch iny of these animals." L Rodents, such as X chipmunks and prairie dogs serve as a reservoir for plague. The disease is V spread by fleas from infected animals. ) Plague first appeared ft in the western United States in 1900. Since that time, it has been V primarily a disease of -J wild animals, only 100 C cases of human plague have been recorded in the n West during the past 20 years. |