California Resident Tests Positive For Plague

A person in California has tested positive for the plague. El Dorado County health officials said the person was likely bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. The person is receiving treatment and recovering at home. The plague is a serious bacterial disease, commonly spread through the bites of fleas that have fed on infected wild rodents like squirrels and chipmunks. Human cases of the plague are rare, this being El Dorado County’s first since 2020.