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A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...
An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to know.
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.
Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.
Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...
Bubonic plague is typically spread by fleas living on animals such as rats, prairie dogs and marmots. If an infected flea ...
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.
Officials in northern Arizona say they have taken steps after a deadly case of the plague was reported. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.
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Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.