A US resident in California has tested positive for the plague with El Dorado County officials issuing a rare health warning to the public.

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

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

The El Dorado County Public Health Division announced that a resident tested positive for plague after going camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

"It’s believed that the person may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in South Lake Tahoe area," El Dorado County officials said in a news release.

El Dorado County health officials have confirmed that a South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague.

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SAN FRANCSICO (KGO) -- A Californian resident has tested positive for plague. Health officials believe the person was bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. The case is ...

Health officials in El Dorado County, California, believe the person got the plague from a flea bite while camping.

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