SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Chipmunks have tested positive for plague in South Lake Tahoe, prompting closures to some areas so vector control experts can carry out an abatement program."Kiva Beach, the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, and their parking areas are closed until Friday for plague abatement," the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit alerted the public on Twitter on Monday, asking people to avoid the areas.Tallac Historic Site Trail near Kiva Beach. (U.S.
Forest Service/Cheryl Beyer)El Dorado County officials said that the emergence of plague was common in the Sierra Nevada, and that this was the time of year they see cases among rodents. SEE ALSO: Hefty Lake Tahoe parking fees aim to keep people away as part of.