{"id":5863,"date":"2024-02-13T17:34:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T23:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=5863"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:24:51","slug":"the-bubonic-plague-is-still-around-in-2024-how-is-that-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2024\/02\/13\/the-bubonic-plague-is-still-around-in-2024-how-is-that-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"The bubonic plague is still around in 2024. How is that possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2024\/02\/13\/bubonic-plague-about-modern-treatment\/\">Washington Post<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bubonic plague wiped out tens of millions of people in Europe in the 14th century \u2014 gaining the grim label the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2022\/11\/01\/black-death-plague-study-autoimmune-diseases\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Black Death, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Death<\/a>. In 2024, a handful of cases arise each year in the United States and around the world \u2014 though the diseaseis far less common and far more treatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week in the United States, a rare case of human plague was confirmed in rural Oregon,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deschutes.org\/health\/page\/deschutes-county-confirms-case-human-plague-local-resident\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"according to Deschutes County Health Services, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Deschutes County Health Services<\/a>. The unnamed individual is likely to have been infected by a pet cat, which had symptoms, health officials said. The case was identified and treated early, \u201cposing little risk to the community,\u201d and no additional cases have emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent decades, an average of seven human plague cases are reported each year,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/plague\/faq\/index.html#how\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"according\u00a0to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according\u00a0to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>. The bubonic plague is the most common form of the plague and is characterized by painful, swollen lymph nodes known as \u201cbuboes.\u201d While not totally eradicated, \u201chuman to human transmission of bubonic plague is rare,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/plague\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"according\u00a0to the World Health Organization, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according\u00a0to the World Health Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2024\/02\/13\/bubonic-plague-about-modern-treatment\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Post The bubonic plague wiped out tens of millions of people in Europe in the 14th century \u2014 gaining the grim label the&nbsp;Black Death. In 2024, a handful of cases arise each year in the United States and around the world \u2014 though the diseaseis far less common and far more treatable. 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