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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 ...

California resident tests positive for plague after camping in South Lake Tahoe

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

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 ...

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.

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

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

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

What to know about plague after South Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for disease

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

Californian tests positive for plague after camping in Lake Tahoe area

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

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.