Another Cat, the 4th This Year, Has Plague

A cat in Cheyenne was diagnosed with plague -- the fourth in the state this year -- and public health officials warned people to take precautions to protect their pets and themselves.

Gus Lopez, director of the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department, said the latest case occurred west of the city, in the same general area where two other cats contracted the disease. A fourth cat, in neighboring Albany County, also was diagnosed with plague.

“Getting four of them in southern Wyoming in a short period of time is unusual,” said Ken Gage of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Fort Collins, Colo.