Imported plague--New York City, 2002.
On November 1, 2002, a married couple traveled from Santa Fe County, New Mexico, to New York City (NYC), where they both became ill with fever and unilateral inguinal adenopathy; bubonic plague (Yersinia pestis) was diagnosed subsequently. This report summarizes the clinical and public health investigation of these cases and underscores the importance of rapid diagnosis and communication among health-care providers, public health agencies, and the public when patients seek medical attention for an illness that might be caused by an agent of terrorism.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009115:Muridae / Q000382:microbiology; D009516:New Mexico; D009519:New York City; D010930:Plague / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D015980:Public Health Practice; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000382:microbiology; D014195:Travel; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*