Pneumonic plague, a highly contagious and often fatal lung infection caused by Yersinia pestis, recently caused a death in ...

A resident of Northern Arizona's Coconino County succumbed to pneumonic plague, marking the first such death since 2007.

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

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A resident of northern Arizona has died of pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare ...

An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a rare but highly dangerous lung infection, Coconino County health ...

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 both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

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

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 ...

Key Takeaways Pneumonic plague is the rarest and deadliest form of plagueA person in northern Arizona has died from the infection, health officials saidPlague is spread by infected fleas or contact ...

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

Health officials in northern Arizona confirmed Friday that a Coconino County resident died from the pneumonic plague, marking ...