Plague is often associated with Medieval history and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic, but a recent death in northern Arizona is a troublesome reminder of the flea-borne disease’s lingering hold ...

The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.

Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.

The Arizona Public Health Association is advising the public that there is no need to worry about the plague, despite one ...

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 ...

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

A human has died of pneumonic plague in northern Arizona, Coconino County health officials said. The victim sought help at a Flagstaff hospital.

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

A person has recently died of plague at Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC), according to Northern Arizona Healthcare.

A Flagstaff patient died from pneumonic plague, officials confirmed. It’s the first recorded case in Coconino County in ...

A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with ...