Public health officials said the person may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

"It’s believed that the person may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in South Lake Tahoe area," El Dorado County officials said in a news release.

El Dorado County health officials have confirmed that a South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague.

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SAN FRANCSICO (KGO) -- A Californian resident has tested positive for plague. Health officials believe the person was bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. The case is ...

Health officials in El Dorado County, California, believe the person got the plague from a flea bite while camping.

By Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KCRA) — South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an ...

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The disease is thankfully not nearly as fatal as when it sparked the infamous Black Death in England during the 14th century, and can be cured with simple antibiotics.

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, a disease associated with medieval epidemics but is “rare” among ...

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

A Lake Tahoe area resident has tested positive for the plague, California health officials said Tuesday. Officials said they believed the resident was infected after being bitten by an infected flea ...