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

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

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.

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The patient had arrived at Flagstaff Medical Center and died in the emergency room. It is the first known plague-related ...

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.

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