Officials believe an infected flea bit the sick person, who was camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. Health officials in ...

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

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for the plague — yes, the same pest-transmitted disease estimated to have ...

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

El Dorado County's Public Health Division announced Tuesday that a South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague ...

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

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

A resident of El Dorado County, California, has tested positive for the plague, marking the first case in the area in five ...

A California resident tested positive for plague, health officials said.

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

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

The bubonic plague may sound alarming as a rare new case in California raises eyebrows, but doctors say it's treatable and ...