Pneumonic Plague: The plague becomes “pneumonic” when infected droplets are inhaled. It presents as fever, weakness, cough ...

Rachel Morales, a Valley paramedic, said she went camping in Flagstaff at the Hart Prairie Loop trail with her family for a ...

The disease is rarely found in humans, so much so that only seven people are diagnosed with the severe lung infection annually in the United States.

To help with these questions about the plague, CNN spoke with wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and ...

A person in Arizona has died from the plague, local health officials reported on Friday. This marks the first such death in ...

A Coconino County resident died of a rare case of pneumonic plague earlier this month. Dave Wagner, director of Northern ...

A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...

An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to ...

The CDC reports that about 7 human cases of pneumonic plague are reported each year nationwide, but this case is the first known US death since 2007.

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.

New bacterial mRNA vaccine technology shows promise in fighting plague, and could help address the global threat of ...