Plague concerns climb as more animals die
By Jeremy P. Meyer
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 05/09/2007

Reports of dead squirrels continue to come into a hotline set up by the state health department to track what could be the first plague outbreak in Denver since 1968.

There have been positive plague tests on 15 squirrels and one rabbit in Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe counties.

Thirteen of the animals were in Denver's City Park area, health officials said.

Between Friday and Monday, nearly 200 calls came into the hotline, reporting dead animals mostly in the City Park neighborhood, said John Pape, the state epidemiologist. the rest