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Deschutes County health officials confirmed that a resident was diagnosed with the bubonic plague, marking Oregon’s first reported case of the illness in eight years. The resident likely …
Human cases are rare in the United States, but in some Western areas cats that hunt rodents can become infected and even pass on the disease to their owners.
The victim, described as a local resident, was a patient at the St. Charles Hospital in Redmond. According to Deschutes County Health Services, the individual was likely infected by their pet cat.