Bubonic plague case confirmed in Oregon. Will it spread?

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Health officials in Oregon confirmed a case of human plague in a Deschutes County resident who they say was likely infected by their pet cat.According to Oregon Health Authority, the plague is rare in the state, with the last case being reported in 2015. In the U.S., an average of 7 cases of human plague are reported each year, according to the CDC, and about 80% of them are the bubonic form of the disease. Most of those cases were in the rural western and sout