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Arizona Resident Dies From Pneumonic Plague
MONDAY, July 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a rare but serious illness, ...
Plague kills Arizona resident, marking first recorded death since 2007, health officials say
The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local ...
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An Arizona Resident Died From the Plague. Here’s What to Know About the Rare Disease
The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the ...
Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague, the first deadly case in area in nearly 20 years
The first pneumonic plague death in Arizona's Coconino County in almost two decades highlights the rare but deadly ...
What to know about the pneumonic plague after Arizona patient’s death
A person died in Flagstaff of the rare illness related to the bubonic plague. Once called the “Black Death,” plague is now ...
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Plague in Arizona: Health officials address concerns after Flagstaff death
The Arizona Public Health Association is advising the public that there is no need to worry about the plague, despite one ...
Plague detected in patient who died in Flagstaff, Arizona
The patient had arrived at Flagstaff Medical Center and died in the emergency room. It is the first known plague-related ...
Plague claims northern Arizona resident
Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...
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Arizona reports pneumonic plague death in Coconino County
Arizona's Coconino County, near Flagstaff, has reported a pneumonic plague death, its first since 2007. The Arizona resident, ...
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Pneumonic Plague Death Raises Alarm, Can Prairie Dogs Be The Cause Of It?
A sudden death caused by the pneumonic plague has caused a stir. Previously known to be the cause of bubonic plague, people ...
Arizona resident dies from the plague, marking first death from disease in two decades
A northern Arizona resident died from the pneumonic plague, local health officials said. The person arrived at the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department on Friday and died there the same day, ...
Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A resident of northern Arizona has died of pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare ...