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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 ...
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.
An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to know.
Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.
Bubonic plague is typically spread by fleas living on animals such as rats, prairie dogs and marmots. If an infected flea ...
Pneumonic plague is often transmitted by fleas that have bitten infected rodents. The fleas can also infect pets or humans.
New bacterial mRNA vaccine technology shows promise in fighting plague, and could help address the global threat of ...
A deadly case of pneumonic plague has claimed a life in Northern Arizona, with the victim dying at Flagstaff Medical Center ...
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Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.