Assertion: plague | /r/AtLocation | rat
Facets:
value: each year
type: TEMPORAL
value: in california
type: LOCATION
value: in the southwestern u.s. people
type: LOCATION
value: in fleas
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Plague is a historic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, found mostly in rats and in fleas that feed on the rats.
text: Plague is found in rodents, such as rats, prairie dogs, and squirrels.
text: Today, plague is rare among humans but is found each year among squirrels, chipmunks, and other rodents in California and the southwestern U.S. People can be infected with plague bacteria if they are bitten by a flea from an infected rodent or have close contact with an infected animal.