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The bacterial disease is usually spread by chipmunks, squirrels, and other wild rodents and their fleas.
Officials warned that while human cases of the plague occur naturally in parts of California, they are rare and can be serious.
“People can become infected through close contact with infected animals or the bite of an infected flea,” the Forest Service warned. “Plague can be prevented by avoiding contact with these rodents and their fleas, and by keeping pets away from rodents and their burrows.”
Officials in El Dorado County also issued similar warnings after the plague was detected in the same area.
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closing some areas on the south shore of Lake Tahoe after some chipmunks tested positive for plague.
The Tahoe Daily Tribune reports that the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, Kiva Beach and their parking areas will be off limits through Friday.
It spreads to humans through bites of infected fleas or through contact with infected animals via the bacteria Yersinia pestis, and causes severe symptoms which have a rapid onset, but El Dorado County spokesperson Carla Hass said on Monday that there has been no human contact (yet), though we do note that officials say
Chipmunks Test Positive For Plague, Prompt Closures In Lake Tahoe
KEY POINTS
Today, plague in humans is rare
It can be serious if treatment is delayed
Some parts of Lake Tahoe will be closed for several days after chipmunks tested positive for plague. People are being advised to take precautions against the infectious disease.
Positive plague tests in chipmunks near the south shore of Lake Tahoe in California prompted the closure of several areas, the Tahoe Daily Tribune
reported. Specifically, Taylor Creek Visitor Center, Kiva Beach and their parking areas will remain closed through Friday to make way for vector control treatments.
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