US EditionCA Resident Tests Positive For Plague
Health officials report the infected individual is recovering at home; typically, seven plague cases occur annually in the U.S., mostly in western states, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- El Dorado County health officials reported on Thursday that a California resident tested positive for plague, likely from a flea bite while camping in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California.
- Local surveillance shows rodent exposure and infected fleas; plague is naturally present in El Dorado County's higher elevation areas, with four rodents testing positive in 2025 from the Tahoe Basin.
- The individual is currently under medical care and recovering at home under supervision, while symptoms typically appear within two weeks and plague responds well to prompt antibiotics.
- El Dorado County urged residents and visitors in South Lake Tahoe to avoid wild rodents and use repellent, while notifying the California Department of Public Health and continuing investigations.
- Human plague remains rare nationally but this case joins several recent western U.S. reports including an Arizona fatality last month and a Colorado cat earlier this month, per CDC data showing about seven annual cases mostly in western U.S. states.
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