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    Details of this species in Arizona
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Reported
    Source: Adjemian et al. 2007
    Arrival Date: 1932
    Introduction: Unknown
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    Impacts:
    Pathogenic: Unconfirmed epizootics with die-offs of ground squirrels were observed as early as 1929 in Oregon and Nevada, 1930 in Washington, 1932 in Idaho, and 1933 in Montana, and die-offs of prairie dogs suspected to be caused by plague were reported in Arizona in 1932
    Last Modified: 19/02/2010 2:39:33 p.m.
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