According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an average of seven human plague cases occur every year in the U.S. Most cases are reported in northern New Mexico and Arizona.

Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live in areas where the plague has been found.

An Arizona resident died on Friday from the pneumonic plague, Coconino County officials said. The infection is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium. Why It Matters Plague is rare in humans and ...

An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, becoming the first person to succumb to the disease in the area in nearly 20 years, according to officials. The victim, who was not identified, lived ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 496 cases of plague were documented, mostly in the Western and Southwestern U.S. between 1970 and 2020.

A person in Arizona has died from the bubonic plague as officials are looking into whether the illness is also to blame for a spate of prairie dog deaths. MatyasSipos – stock.adobe.com ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Arizona Public Health Association is advising the public that there is no need to worry about the plague, despite one person in Flagstaff dying from the disease.

July 19, 2012 -- Doctors will amputate an Oregon man's fingers and his toes next week, which were ravaged by the black plague, an infection prevalent in medieval times that is rarely seen in the U ...