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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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Northern Arizona resident dies from plague
A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with ...
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Person in Arizona Dies of Pneumonic Plague
A person in rural Arizona died after falling ill with a rare case of pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed July 11.
‘Most serious’ kind of plague kills Arizona resident, health officials say
An Arizona resident has died from the “most serious” form of the plague, health officials said. The person tested positive ...
A Person in Arizona Has Died From Plague. Who’s Most at Risk of Contracting It, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.