A Wyoming resident appears to have caught a serious case of the plague from their own cats, health officials reported this week.

The woman contracted pneumonic plague, a rare form of the already very rare disease.

and in Wyoming is generally very low, officials have notified others who may have been exposed and could need antibiotic treatment, since pneumonic plague can be spread from person to person.

Most cases are known as bubonic plague and are typically caused by contact, including bites, with infected animals (usually small mammals) or the fleas they carry.

On Wednesday, they announced that a northern Fremont County resident developed a rare case of pneumonic plague, likely through contact with “sick pet cats.”.

People exposed to plague are typically given antibiotics as a prophylactic treatment, and health officials say they’re reaching out to anyone suspected of having come into contact with the woman during the window of transmission.

“It’s safe to assume that the risk for plague exists all around our state,” said Alexia Harrist, state health officer and epidemiologist with the health department, in a statement Wednesday?