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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 ...
‘Black Death’ strain back? Arizona reports first death since 2007
Plague, once known as the ‘Black Death’ that nearly wiped out half of Europe's population, is now rare in humans and ...
Plague returns to US, patient dies of 'Black Death' in Arizona — Is the medieval disease spreading across America?
The patient, an Arizona citizen, died of pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection, Coconino County health officials said in ...
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 is bubonic plague? History, causes, symptoms as Arizona's Coconino County reports first ‘Black Death’ since 2007
A person in northern Arizona died from bubonic (pneumonic) plague, marking Coconino County's first death from the disease ...
Patient dies from the ‘Black Death’ plague less than 24 hours after symptoms first emerged
A PERSON has died from plague just 24 hours after they showed up at hospital with symptoms, health officials have said. The victim was rushed to Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona, US, showing ...
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Human Plague Death Reported in Arizona — Here’s What You Need to Know
An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to know.
US state rocked by sudden death from medieval disease... as officials warn more to come
An Arizona resident had succumbed to the Black Death, marking the county's first plague death since 2007.  Coconino County ...
Arizona patient dies of bubonic plague as health officials warn prairie dog die-off could signal outbreak
An Arizona resident has died from the plague as officials were probing whether a prairie dog die-off in the area was also ...
What to know about the pneumonic plague after Arizona patient’s death
A person has died of the pneumonic plague at the Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona, according to Northern Arizona Healthcare, the organization that runs the hospital. The patient arrived at the ...
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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 ...