CDC delves into bubonic plague case detected in Oregon in early 2024

Man Catches Plague From His Cat

(MedPage Today) -- In a rare, off-season occurrence, a man in Oregon contracted plague from his infected cat, researchers reported. The case occurred in January 2024, earlier in the year than all of the other 18 cases of plague reported in Oregon...

CDC delves into bubonic plague case detected in Oregon in early 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — More than a year after the bubonic plague was detected in Oregon, federal public health leaders have uncovered more details on the case. In mid-February 2024, KOIN 6 reported that a Deschutes County resident had been diagnosed with the plague — which was likely contracted from a cat. One of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports has revealed the individual was first …