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Emily Cooke

Oregon's 1st bubonic plague case in 8 years tied to patient's pet cat

A microscopic image showing cells of the bacterium that causes plague depicted in light blue.

A person in Oregon has been diagnosed with bubonic plague — the first case of the illness reported in the state since 2015.

The patient, in Deschutes County, likely caught the infection from their pet cat, which was showing signs of the illness, health officials said in a statement on Feb. 7.

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