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

Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

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.

The exact details haven’t been released yet, but local health officials have confirmed it’s the first plague death in the ...

Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...

The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local ...

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

A rare respiratory illness known as pneumonic plague killed one Arizona resident. Know signs and symptoms and treatments to ...

Health officials in northern Arizona confirmed Friday that a Coconino County resident died from the pneumonic plague, marking ...

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.

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, ...