_____ is an ancient disease now endemic in the southwestern US in
gophers and prairie dogs.
a. Leptospira interrogans
b. Borrelia burgdorferi
c. Rickettsia rickettsii
d. Yersinia pestis

1 Answer

Answer :

d. Yersinia pestis

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