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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 · 21h

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.

Gizmodo · 5d

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 2020.

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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.

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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 ...

Independent Journal Review5d

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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