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Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...
MONDAY, July 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a rare but serious illness, ...
Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...
The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the ...
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.
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 ...
An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to know.
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, ...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is ...
Arizona reports its first death from the pneumonic plague since 2007, with health officials emphasizing the disease's rarity ...
A person in Arizona has died from the plague, local health officials reported on Friday. This marks the first such death in ...