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

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

Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.

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

A northern Arizona resident died from the pneumonic plague, local health officials said. The person arrived at the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department on Friday and died there the same day, ...

Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.

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 ...

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

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

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

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