A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...

The word "plague" is often used to refer to any major disease epidemic or pandemic, or even to other undesirable events, such ...

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

The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.

The first pneumonic plague death in Arizona's Coconino County in almost two decades highlights the rare but deadly ...

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

To help with these questions about the plague, CNN spoke with wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and ...

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.

An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a rare but highly dangerous lung infection, Coconino County health ...

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

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 ...

Key Takeaways Pneumonic plague is the rarest and deadliest form of plagueA person in northern Arizona has died from the infection, health officials saidPlague is spread by infected fleas or contact ...