A resident of Oregon has been diagnosed with the plague for the first time since 2015, and according to health officials, they likely contracted the infection from their pet cat. Richard Fawcett, a health officer in Deschutes County where the case was recorded, tells NBC News’ Aria Bendix that the person “responded very well to antibiotic treatment.” The cat, on the other hand, became “pretty ill” and died from the infection, Emily Horton, public health program manager at Deschutes County Health Services, says to the Oregonian’s Kristine de Leon.
