A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...

New bacterial mRNA vaccine technology shows promise in fighting plague, and could help address the global threat of ...

Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.

Bubonic plague is typically spread by fleas living on animals such as rats, prairie dogs and marmots. If an infected flea ...

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.

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 ...

Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.

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, ...

Pneumonic plague is often transmitted by fleas that have bitten infected rodents. The fleas can also infect pets or humans.

The remains of up to 50 people have been uncovered in the Tower of London, many of whom may have been killed by the Black ...