An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York was "completely preventable," civil rights attorney Ben Crump says.

A pair of construction companies overlooked safety concerns, causing a “completely preventable” outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that's killed at least five people and sickened dozens more,

Two separate lawsuits have been filed over the deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.

A California resident has tested positive for the plague. Health officials believe the person was bitten by an infected flea in the South Lake Tahoe area.

Public health officials said the person may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

Plague is a disease caused by a type of bacteria that usually results in about seven cases nationally each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It occurs naturally in areas of the western U.