SANTA FE, NM: The County of Santa Fe has begun a PR push to reassure travelers that bubonic plague doesn't pose a tourist risk.
The issue arose after a Santa Fe couple visiting New York City earlier this month was diagnosed with the disease and held for observation at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan. Media quickly picked up on the story, and rumors of a possible bioterror attack began to circulate.
However, the couple apparently contracted the plague through infected rodents ...