What is bubonic plague? Cat blamed for infecting owner with deadly disease that killed millions
by Tamara Davison
Feb 14, 2024
2 minutes
A cat in Oregon has been blamed for infecting its owner with bubonic plague, in a rare modern case of the infection being passed onto humans in the US.
Oregon officials confirmed that the infected person, from rural Deschutes County, had most likely contracted the deadly disease from their feline.
“All close contacts of the resident and
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