According to public health officials, the person tested positive for the plague after being bitten by a flea that was infected while camping at Lake South.
The El Dorado County Public Health Department announced a positive plague incident on Tuesday, saying that individuals are currently caring for healthcare professionals while recovering at home.
“The plague is naturally present in many parts of California. “It's important to take precautions for yourself and your pets outdoors, for yourself and your pets, when you're walking, hiking or camping in areas where wild rodents exist.”
No other information has been released regarding the person or his condition, but health officials said they are investigating the situation.
Plague is caused by Yersinia Pestis, and plague bacteria are most often transmitted by flea bites acquired from infected squirrels, sipmanks and other wild rodents.
They say dogs and cats may bring plague-infected fleas into people's homes and warn people that they can get sick when bitten by infected fleas. Plague can be prevented by avoiding contact with wild rodents and by keeping your pet away from the rodent burrows.
Health officials say symptoms of plague usually appear within two weeks of exposure to an infected animal or flea, and include fever, nausea, weakness and swelling lymph nodes. If detected early, plague can be effectively treated with antibiotics.
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Each other's plague is the most common form of bacterial infection, spreading naturally among rodents such as prairie dogs and rats.
There are two other formats: The plague of the purification department is a pneumonia epidemic that spreads throughout the body and infects the lungs. Pneumonia epidemic has the deadliest and easiest spread.
Federal health officials say the plague is rare in humans, rare in humans, with an average of about seven cases reported in the US in the US, most of which are reported in the Western states.
Before the current case, the recently reported case of the human plague in El Dorado County took place in 2020, and the person could have been exposed in the South Lake Tahoe area. It was also reported that two people developed a plague in 2015 after being exposed to infected rodents or fleas in Yosemite National Park. Both individuals were treated and recovered.
In July, a northern Arizona resident died of pneumonia. The death in Coconino County was the first recorded death since 2007 due to a pneumonia epidemic, local officials said. Details including the victim's identity were not released.
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Most often, it occurs in rural areas of northern New Mexico, northern Arizona, southern Colorado, southern California, southern Oregon and western Nevada, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The World Health Organization says that the most plagues have been discovered worldwide in the Congo, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Peru.
The WHO also reported 3,248 human cases around the world between 2010 and 2015. This included 584 deaths.
Although Canadian public health agencies continue to monitor, there have been no known cases of human epidemics in Canada since 1939.
The El Dorado County Public Health Department shared tips on preventing plague, including not feeding squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents. You will not touch any sick, injured or dead rodents. And it does not allow pets to play or pick up sick, injured or dead rodents.
Authorities warned the public to not camp, sleep or rest near animal burrows or areas where dead rodents are being observed, and to look for posted warning signs.
It has also been suggested that long pants with insect repellents that contain DEET on socks and pants cuffs tucked into the boot top to reduce exposure to fleas.
– Use files from Associated Press
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