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

Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...

MONDAY, July 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a rare but serious illness, ...

The exact details haven’t been released yet, but local health officials have confirmed it’s the first plague death in the ...

Pneumonic plague, a highly contagious and often fatal lung infection caused by Yersinia pestis, recently caused a death in ...

Death from pneumonic plague was confirmed in a resident of Coconino County, Arizona, on July 11, 2025, according to a press release from the county’s health and human services department.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is ...

Plague is often associated with Medieval history and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic, but a recent death in northern Arizona is a troublesome reminder of the flea-borne disease’s lingering hold ...

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, ...

An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to know.

Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.