Jesus, plague's no laughing matter, especially in places where living standards are sub-par. If one marmot was carrying it, then any rodent could have infected fleas. Those old-time pathogens are still out there just waiting to pounce.
It was interesting that the offshore dolphin stocks are immune to that disease that caused the last outbreak. I didn't even realize that the coastal animals were different. I knew killer whale stocks were genetically distinct, but looks like they aren't the only cetaceans that have separate family trees. People are really upset down here - everybody likes dolphins.
