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Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention
Department of Human Services

Diseases A-Z

Plague

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On this page Plague is an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by a bacterium named Yersinia pestis. People usually get plague from being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an infected animal.

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Disease reporting

Health care providers and clinical laboratories are required by law to report cases and suspect cases of plague to local health departments immediately, day or night, after identification. On weekends and holidays, call 503/731-4030 to reach the state health department doctor on call.
Disease reporting form for health-care practitioners (PDF 42K)
Go to our disease reporting page for information on how to report and for telephone numbers of local health departments.

For county health departments:

For reportable diseases lacking Oregon-specific investigative guidelines or case report forms, please contact the epidemiologist on call for assistance.

Statistics

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