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An Arizona resident has died from the plague as officials were probing whether a prairie dog die-off in the area was also ...
Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...
The Arizona Public Health Association is advising the public that there is no need to worry about the plague, despite one ...
Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.
Officials confirmed one person died of pneumonic plague just days after a prairie dog die-off believed to be related to ...
Amid a prairie dog die-off near Flagstaff, one person in Northern Arizona has died from the plague after being hospitalized ...
Coconino County has confirmed its first human death from the plague in nearly two decades. Health officials say a Coconino ...
A study of the genetic basis of plague immunity in prairie dogs has broad implications for conservation. From white-nose syndrome in bats to avian malaria in Hawaiian birds, introduced pathogens ...