A plague case detected in the United States. An American “was positive for the plague,” Californian health authorities revealed on Tuesday, August 19 in a statement.
The latter, “a resident of South Lake Tahoe” would have been chopped by a chip infected by camping in the region. “The health authorities are investigating the situation,” El Dorado County wrote, while “the person is currently attended by a health professional and recovers at home.”
“The plague is naturally present in many regions of California, even in the areas of great altitude of El Dorado County,” said Kyle Fliflet, interim director of the Public Health of County in the press release.
There are no French cases since 1945
The US authorities remember that it is “important that people take precautions for themselves and their pets when they are outside, especially when walking, walking or camping in areas where wild rodents live.”
According to the public health of France, the plague is a disease “due to (the bacteria, the editor’s note) Yersinia Pestis In general, they are found in small mammals and fries that parasitate them “, such as rats and many rodents, for example.
If it can be fatal, the plague is easily thanks to antibiotics and manifests itself by the appearance of a high fever, chills and one or more inflammatory nodes. According to French health authorities, the last case of plague identified in the country dates back to 1945.
Source: BFM TV
