Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...

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

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

A person in Flagstaff, Arizona, has died from the pneumonic plague, marking the first recorded death from the disease in the state’s Coconino County in nearly two decades. “Our hearts go out to 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.

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

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

Arizona reports its first death from the pneumonic plague since 2007, with health officials emphasizing the disease's rarity ...

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

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

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

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