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 ...

The word "plague" is often used to refer to any major disease epidemic or pandemic, or even to other undesirable events, such ...

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

PHOENIX — A wildlife biologist at Grand Canyon National Park most likely died from the plague contracted while performing a necropsy on a mountain lion that later tested positive for the disease.

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

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

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

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

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.

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