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The bacterial disease is spread to humans by fleas carried by wild animals and is not transmitted from person to person.

There have been localized outbreaks near Bixby Park and Junipero Beach, but cases have also been reported citywide, a Health Department official said.

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Person-to-person spread of the plague hasn’t been seen in the U.S. in more than a century – so what causes the occassional cases?

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After being arrested at a Southfield hotel in connection with a multi-state human trafficking operation, the suspect repeatedly slammed his head against a glass wall while in custody.

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