Calif. Health Officials Investigating Possible Second Case of Plague Linked to Yosemite National Park
On Tuesday, California public health officials said they are investigating a potential second case of plague contracted by a tourist visiting California from Georgia during a recent trip to Yosemite National Park. The announcement comes less than two weeks after officials reported that a child who camped in the park had been diagnosed with the disease.
- "California Health Officials Investigating Second Case of Plague This Summer" ("KPCC News," KPCC, 8/18).
- "California Health Officials Investigate 2nd Case of Human Plague Contracted by Person Visiting Yosemite" (Bhattacharjee, NBC Bay Area, 8/18).
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