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California registers first case of human plague in five years

By Zach Halaschak
Published August 18, 2020 10:00pm ET
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California registers first case of human plague in five years
Closed sign marks a parking lot near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colo. Bubonic plague among the prairie dogs has forced officials to close the wildlife refuge, which was carved out of a weapons manufacturing site. | (David Zalubowski/AP)

A California resident tested positive for the plague, marking the first human case in the state since 2015.

El Dorado County health officials said in a Monday news release that the South Lake Tahoe resident was an “avid walker” who might have been bitten by an infected flea while walking the dog, although the situation is still being investigated.

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