Man, 59, suffering from plague in Bend remains in critical condition

Friday, June 22, 2012, 2:13 PM

A 59-year-old man hospitalized nearly two weeks ago with the plague remains in critical condition, hospital staff reported Friday.

Paul Gaylord was identified by his family in Bend, where he’s hospitalized. Lisa Goodman, spokeswoman for the St. Charles Medical Center-Bend, said he’s still being monitored in the ICU unit.

Gaylord, who lives in a rural area outside Prineville, was infected while trying to take a mouse out of the mouth of a stray cat that his family had befriended, said Emilio DeBess, state public health veterinarian. Initially, officials weren’t sure whether Gaylord was bitten by the mouse or the cat, but DeBess said after an invehttp://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2012/06/man_59_suffering_from_plague_i.htmlstigation in ..