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Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague infection

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 respiratory disease transmitted mainly by infected fleas.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 2d

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 United States, though plague is endemic to the western part of the country

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 4d

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 to humans, with on average of about seven cases reported annually in the U.S., most of them in the western states, according to federal health officials.

FOX 10 Phoenix on MSN4d

Plague in Arizona: Health officials address concerns after Flagstaff death

The Arizona Public Health Association is advising the public that there is no need to worry about the plague, despite one ...

Health and Me on MSN2d

Pneumonic Plague Death Raises Alarm, Can Prairie Dogs Be The Cause Of It?

A sudden death caused by the pneumonic plague has caused a stir. Previously known to be the cause of bubonic plague, people ...

Pneumonic Plague Infections in Modern Times Show the Black Death Isn’t Dead

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 ...

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