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

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

El Dorado County Health officials were notified by the California Department of Public Health that a South Lake Tahoe ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, health officials confirmed Tuesday - the first reported human ...

"The individual is currently under the care of a medical professional and is recovering at home," El Dorado County officials ...

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

A resident of South Lake Tahoe, California, has been diagnosed with the plague, the state's first human plague infection since 2020.

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

A California resident has tested positive for the plague. Health officials believe the person was bitten by an infected flea ...

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

Plague is naturally present in many parts of California, including higher elevation areas of El Dorado County." ...