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Plague is a disease that impacts the survival of numerous species of mammals across the western U.S., and there are concerns that northern Idaho ground squirrels and the other small mammals associated with them may be affected. In the February issue of Ecosphere, Goldberg et al. report on efforts to count and identify flea species, the main vector of plague, found on four small mammals to better understand the factors that impact flea abundance, the potential for plague transmission, and the likelihood of plague intensity.

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