A Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for the plague, California health officials confirmed on Tuesday. The resident is ...

Plague is a “potentially life-threatening disease” caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, according to the U.S. Centers for ...

A Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for the plague after being bitten by an infected flea while camping, officials have ...

PLACERVILLE — A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, according to health officials in El Dorado County.

A Lake Tahoe area resident has tested positive for the plague, California health officials said Tuesday. Officials said they ...

Public health officials said the person may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

The El Dorado County Public Health Division announced that a resident tested positive for plague after going camping in the ...

A California resident tested positive for plague, health officials said. At least 15 people have died from plague since 2000, ...

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A resident of South Lake Tahoe, California, has been diagnosed with the plague, the state’s first human plague infection ...

Health officials say symptoms of plague usually show up within two weeks of exposure to an infected animal or flea.

Plague is naturally present in many parts of California, including higher elevation areas of El Dorado County." ...