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

The El Dorado County Public Health Division announced that a resident tested positive for plague after going camping in the ...

PLACERVILLE — A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, according to health officials in El Dorado County.

It's the first confirmed case of the plague—the same disease that wiped out millions in the 14th century—in the region since ...

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

Health officials in California identified a positive case of plague in a Lake Tahoe resident. El Dorado County officials said ...

The bubonic plague may sound alarming as a rare new case in California raises eyebrows, but doctors say it's treatable and ...

California Resident Infected With Plague, Likely from Flea at Lake Tahoe By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 21, ...

(Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) A person got plague from a flea bite in South Lake Tahoe and is recovering.

Health officials say symptoms of plague usually show up within two weeks of exposure to an infected animal or flea.

A South Lake Tahoe camper contracted the bubonic plague, officials say. Rare but possible, it’s carried by rodents and fleas.

A California resident tested positive for plague, health officials said. At least 15 people have died from plague since 2000, ...