Wildlife Biologist Dies From Possible Plague

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Dog flu.ca

It is being reported that a wildlife biologist at Grand Canyon National Park has died.

37 year old Eric York, is believed to have died from the plague contracted while performing a necropsy on a mountain lion who tested positive for the disease. He was found dead at his home on Nov. 2, and had taken time off due to feeling sick.

Those people who have come in close contact with York have been given preventative antibiotics and none have reported feeling sick.



Symptoms of pneumonic plague include: high fever, chills, nausea, chest pain, cough, headache, and blood in the saliva.

Read more: http://www.dogflu.ca/11112007/07/wildlife_biologist_dies_from_possible_plague

[Ian David]

1. I wonder if his father-in-law works at The CDC studying plague. n/t

[gateley]

2. Bwha! Too funny!

:rofl:

[aquart]

4. Actually, not.

[gateley]

5. Actually, thank you.

[Ian David]

8. No, not funny. n/t

[gateley]

3. K&R - nt Thank you.

[McCamy Taylor]

6. Plague is endemic--always present in the southwest. Not epidemic.

[Omaha Steve]

7. Arizona man likely dies of plague, what you need to know

http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Agri_amp_Environ_41/111010382007_Arizona_man_likely_dies_of_plague_what_you_need_to_know.shtml

(Foodconsumer.org) -- An Arizona-based wildlife biologist working for the National Park Service likely died of plague, officials from Grand Canyon National Park announced on Friday.

Eric York, 37, who was found dead in his home on November 2, was found to have plague in his body, according to an autopsy report.

As a precaution, 49 of York's coworkers and others who had come near him were placed on antibiotics. Officials said no symptoms manifested in any of these individuals on medication.

York probably got infected with the plague bacteria when he performed an autopsy on a mountain lion that likely died of the infection, according to officials.

Flu-like symptoms in York showed up as early as Oct 30, three days after the mountain lion autopsy. He went to Grand Canyon Clinic, but was sent home the same day. It is not known he was given any antibiotics.

Officials said the symptoms of plague are difficult to detect and are easily confused with the flu.

FULL story at link.

[Javaman]

9. So what else is new? moron* has already put us back 5 centuries. Might as

well complete it with the plague.