In a rare, off-season occurrence, a man in Oregon contracted plague from his infected cat, researchers reported.

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Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.

The report noted that Oregon's 2024 case occurred earlier than the 18 cases that had been recorded over the past 90 years.

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