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California resident contracts plague, likely from infected flea bite during Lake Tahoe camping trip: officials

A California resident went camping in South Lake Tahoe and tested positive for a plague after a suspected infected flea bite, ...

California resident tests positive for plague in Lake Tahoe, officials say. What are the symptoms and how common is it?

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

Lake Tahoe Resident Tests Positive for Plague After Being Bitten by Infected Flea While Camping

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

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 ...

California resident catches the plague, likely from infected flea at Lake Tahoe, officials say

Health officials in California identified a positive case of plague in a Lake Tahoe resident. El Dorado County officials said ...

California resident in Lake Tahoe area tests positive for plague

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

South Lake Tahoe resident treated for plague

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

Plague Case Confirmed Near Lake Tahoe After Likely Flea Bite

It's the first confirmed case of the plague—the same disease that wiped out millions in the 14th century—in the region since ...

Plague In California: South Lake Tahoe Resident Tests Positive | Here’s What You Need to Know

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for bubonic plague, likely contracted from an infected flea while camping.

California resident tests positive for plague after camping near Lake Tahoe

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

California Resident Infected with Bubonic Plague After Visiting Lake Tahoe, Officials Confirm

A California resident from South Lake Tahoe has tested positive for bubonic plague, likely contracted from an infected flea ...

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

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 ...