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LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – A mass die-off of prairie dogs in a Colorado county has health officials concerned that it could be the plague. La Plata County Public Health Department (LPCPH) announced Monday that it was investigating several once-active prairie dog colonies where there was now little to no activity detected. While for many, the word “plague” conjures …

No confirmed cases yet, but residents advised to take precautions The La Plata County Public Health department is on the hunt for plague after confirmed reports of mass prairie dog deaths were reported in August. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) La Plata County Public Health is investigating a large prairie dog die-off that has raised suspicions of plague in several undisclosed …