Bill Rozak / Tahoe Daily Tribune
The road to Taylor Creek Visitor Center was closed for several days while officials mitigated plague threats in the area.
Plague is an infectious bacterial disease that is spread by squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents and their fleas. People can become infected through close contact with infected animals or the bite of an infected flea…
Plague can be prevented by avoiding contact with these rodents and their fleas, and by keeping pets away from rodents and their burrows. Human cases of plague are rare…
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