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 ...

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, ...

Just 24 hours after being admitted to hospital with symptoms of the pneumonic plague - a patient in Arizona tragically passed ...

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

The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the ...

Arizona's Coconino County, near Flagstaff, has reported a pneumonic plague death, its first since 2007. The Arizona resident, ...

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

A deadly case of pneumonic plague has claimed a life in Northern Arizona, with the victim dying at Flagstaff Medical Center ...

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

Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials received confirmatory test results on July 11 and have confirmed ...