A patient in Arizona has died from the plague while in an emergency room, raising concerns about the presence of this rare disease in the state. The individual was admitted to the hospital with symptoms consistent with the plague,

Officials confirmed one person died of pneumonic plague just days after a prairie dog die-off believed to be related to plague.

A person in northern Arizona has died from a case of bubonic plague, local health officials said. The individual, who was not identified, was treated at Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department and died there the same day despite life-saving attempts,