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A California resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while ...

How to avoid it: Plague is caused by a bacterium most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected flea or through the handling of infected animals. There is no current plague vaccine.

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A California camper tested positive for the plague from a suspected infected flea bite in the South Lake Tahoe area and is recovering at home under medical supervision, officials confirm.

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

A California resident has tested positive for the plague after likely being bitten by an infected flea on a Lake Tahoe camping trip, health officials confirmed. The El Dorado County Health and Human ...

A person in California tested positive for the plague after likely getting bit via an infected flea during a camping trip in the Lake Tahoe area.

A person got plague from a flea bite in South Lake Tahoe and is recovering. Plauge is transmitted by fleas who have gotten bacteria from rodents. While potentially serious, other people who have ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for plague, health officials reported Tuesday. Officials said they believe the individual was bitten by a flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe ...