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A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, after it is believed they might have been bitten by an infected flea while camping.
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A domestic cat in eastern Sierra County in California has tested positive for plague.
The US Forest Service is warning visitors about fleas that tested positive for plague bacteria in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Medicine
El Dorado County health officials have been notified by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) that a South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague.
You may start seeing a few men and women in green jump suits this week in our local parks, but don't be alarmed, they are just controlling our flea, tick and lice population in squirrels.
Zoology
Plague is naturally present in many parts of California, including higher elevation areas of Nevada and Placer Counties and is spread by squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents and their fleas.
The U.S Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, under the direction from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will have Fallen leaf Campground closed Monday, June 27 and will reopen Friday morning July 1st due to a public safety precaution.
California officials say a flea found on a yellow chipmunk in the Lake Tahoe area has tested positive for plague.
El Dorado County health officials have been notified by the California Department of Public Health that a California ground squirrel in the Tahoe area has tested positive for plague. The dead squirrel was found at the Kiva picnic area adjacent to the Tallac Historic Site in South Lake Tahoe on August 17.