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California Resident Catches the Plague, Likely From Infected Flea at Lake Tahoe, Officials Say
NBC News ^ | Aug. 20, 2025 | Rebecca Cohen

Posted on 08/22/2025 5:05:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Officials believe an infected flea bit the sick person, who was camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

Health officials in California identified a positive case of plague in a Lake Tahoe resident.

El Dorado County officials said in a release that they have notified the California Department of Health that a resident from South Lake Tahoe has plague.

The person is recovering at home and is receiving medical care, the El Dorado County release said. No other information about the person or the person's condition was released.

Officials believe an infected flea bit the sick person, who was camping in the South Lake Tahoe area, the release said. Officials are investigating.

Plague is caused by bacteria that are most often transmitted via bites from fleas that were already carrying them after having picked them up from squirrels, chipmunks and other rodents, according to health officials. Dogs and cats could also bring plague-infected fleas into homes.

Symptoms of plague usually include fever, nausea, weakness and swollen lymph nodes, and they show up within two weeks of exposure. It can be treated effectively with antibiotics if it's diagnosed early.

Public health officials in California monitor rodents in the area to determine whether they carry plague, the release said. From 2021 to 2024, 41 rodents were found to have been exposed to the plague bacteria. Four additional rodents tested positive in 2025, all identified in the Tahoe Basin.

El Dorado County officials noted how rare human cases of plague are, with the last reported case in the South Lake Tahoe area in 2020. Before that, two people tested positive for plague in 2015 after they were exposed in Yosemite National Park.

"Plague is naturally present in many parts of California, including higher elevation areas of El Dorado County," said Kyle Fliflet, El Dorado County's acting public health director. "It's important that individuals take precautions for themselves and their pets when outdoors, especially while walking, hiking and or camping in areas where wild rodents are present."

To prevent contracting plague, officials warned, people and pets should not touch squirrels, chipmunks or other wild rodents, especially those that are dead or injured. People should not camp near where dead rodents were observed, and they should wear long pants tucked into boots and spray bug repellant to reduce flea exposure.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: california; laketahoe; plague

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Usually plague is only found in New Mexico or Arizona.
1 posted on 08/22/2025 5:05:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

The chicoms ran a biolab in California. Where did they go?


2 posted on 08/22/2025 5:07:46 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: nickcarraway
Probably caught it from an illegal alien.

3 posted on 08/22/2025 5:09:47 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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Most likely.


4 posted on 08/22/2025 5:19:23 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Illegals have plague and are a plague. CA should kick them all out but Newcum is too stupid to do that.


5 posted on 08/22/2025 5:39:06 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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Usually plague is only found in New Mexico or Arizona.

NM and AZ certainly have the majority of cases, but CA isn't far behind.

6 posted on 08/22/2025 6:19:12 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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I remember hearing about plague in the California mountains decades ago. This is nothing new.

That being said, we should all mask up and line up to get jabbed! A flea might get you.

/S


7 posted on 08/22/2025 6:24:49 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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I’ve never heard e never heard of someone getting the plague from an illegal, usually it’s some kind of rodent.


8 posted on 08/22/2025 6:28:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I’ve never heard e never heard of someone getting the plague from an illegal, usually it’s some kind of rodent.


9 posted on 08/22/2025 6:28:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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“Usually plague is only found in New Mexico or Arizona.”

Nebraska and the 4 corners area.

Madagascar tops the list of prevalence. In fact bubonic plague is so common in Madagascar epidemiologists travel there and conduct studies.


10 posted on 08/22/2025 6:46:37 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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