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California resident tests positive for plague

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh, on the newest of 2 developments

A resident in South Lake Tahoe, California, has tested positive for plague, according to local health officials.

ABC 11 Raleigh's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. South Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for plague, likely bitten by infected flea

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  2. Newest

    California resident tests positive for plague

    Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·

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33 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC New York

    California resident catches the plague, likely from infected flea at Lake Tahoe, officials say (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Officials believe the sick person was bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

  2. UPI

    California resident tests positive for plague after flea bite (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A person in California tested positive for the plague after likely getting bit via an infected flea during a camping trip in the Lake Tahoe area.

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    South Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for plague, likely from flea bite: health officials (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for the plague, health officials said.

  4. KTVU San Francisco

    South Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for plague (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested for the plague, El Dorado County health officials announced on Wednesday.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    California resident tests positive for the plague. Officials blame Lake Tahoe flea (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

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

  6. CBS News

    California resident in Lake Tahoe area tests positive for plague (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

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

  7. KESQ Palm Springs

    South Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for plague, likely bitten by infected flea (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KCRA) — South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the area, El Dorado County health officials said on Tuesday.

  8. ABC 11 Raleigh

    California resident tests positive for plague (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    A resident in South Lake Tahoe, California, has tested positive for plague, according to local health officials.

  9. The Guardian

    California resident tests positive for the plague after camping, officials say (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    South Lake Tahoe resident was probably bitten by infected flea while camping in the area, local health authorities say

  10. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Person tests positive for plague after camping in Lake Tahoe area (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    A California resident tested positive for plague, health officials said.

  11. Newsweek

    California resident catches plague (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Health officials believe the individual may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

  12. WSVN Miami

    California resident tests positive for plague - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — A Lake Tahoe area resident has tested positive for plague, California health officials said Tuesday. Officials said they believed the resident was infected after

  13. KYMA Yuma

    California resident tests positive for bubonic plague (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    A South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the area.

  14. New York Post

    California resident tests positive for the plague after camping trip (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A person in California tested positive for plague that local health officials suspect was likely contracted from an infected flea while camping.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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