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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 ...
A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...
The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local ...
The first pneumonic plague death in Arizona's Coconino County in almost two decades highlights the rare but deadly ...
The exact details haven’t been released yet, but local health officials have confirmed it’s the first plague death in the ...
The disease is rarely found in humans, so much so that only seven people are diagnosed with the severe lung infection annually in the United States.
Plague infections and deaths are rare in humans - Coconino County reported the first recorded death from plague since 2007.
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 has died from pneumonic plague, a rare but highly dangerous lung infection, Coconino County health ...
Arizona reports its first death from the pneumonic plague since 2007, with health officials emphasizing the disease's rarity ...
An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to ...
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.