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California Resident Diagnosed With Plague

California resident tests positive for the plague. Officials blame Lake Tahoe flea

A California resident has tested positive for the plague. Health officials believe the person was bitten by an infected flea in the South Lake Tahoe area.

Infectious Disease Advisor · 3h

California Resident Infected With Plague, Likely from Flea at Lake Tahoe

A resident of South Lake Tahoe, California, has been diagnosed with the plague, the state’s first human plague infection since 2020.

KCRA Sacramento on MSN · 19h

California resident tests positive for plague, likely bitten by infected flea

A California resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the area.

The plague reappeared in California. Here’s how dangerous it is

The plague, aka the Black Death, made a reappearance in California last week after it infected a South Lake Tahoe resident.

The plague is so 14th century: Why—and how much—we should worry today

The plague—aka the Black Death, aka the Great Pestilence—is rarely contracted today, yet it recently infected a South Lake ...

What to Know About Plague After a New Case in California

It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to ...

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Woman On Vacation Infected With Medieval Disease Following Visit To Lake Tahoe

In El Dorado County alone, wildlife surveillance between 2021 and 2025 detected evidence of plague in at least 45 squirrels and chipmunks in the Lake Tahoe Basin. These animals can carry the bacteria ...

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