Plague infections and deaths are rare in humans - Coconino County reported the first recorded death from plague since 2007.

Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...

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

Pneumonic plague is a form of plague that results from Yersinia pestis infection. This article explores its causes, symptoms, and treatment in more detail.

Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.

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

An Oregon resident’s bubonic plague infection led to questions about vaccines and the ability to treat the disease that was once known as the “black death.” ...

Antibiotic treatment for the plague usually begins as soon as a health care provider suspects a person has the disease, according to the CDC and Mayo Clinic.

Their research could help explain why the same strain of the plague can reemerge in the same area after years of inactivity and harm the local environment.

The bubonic plague is a danger to humans and larger ecosystems. It can decimate prairie dog populations, harming the already endangered black-footed ferret that relies on them as a food source.

Septicemic plague occurs when plague-causing bacteria directly cause infection in the blood or as a complication of other types of plague. Learn more here.

Antibiotic treatment for the plague usually begins as soon as a health care provider suspects a person has the disease, according to the CDC and Mayo Clinic .