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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 ...
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 ...
Plague infections and deaths are rare in humans - Coconino County reported the first recorded death from plague since 2007.
A MAN started growing boils up his arm just hours after catching the bubonic plague from his pet cat. The 73-year-old from Oregon, US, had accidentally cut his finger with a kitchen knife in ...
The word "plague" is often used to refer to any major disease epidemic or pandemic, or even to other undesirable events, such ...
An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to ...
Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.
A Coconino County resident died of a rare case of pneumonic plague earlier this month. Dave Wagner, director of Northern ...
The CDC reports that about 7 human cases of pneumonic plague are reported each year nationwide, but this case is the first known US death since 2007.
Just 24 hours after being admitted to hospital with symptoms of the pneumonic plague - a patient in Arizona tragically passed ...
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.