The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.

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

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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A human has died of pneumonic plague in northern Arizona, Coconino County health officials said. The victim sought help at a Flagstaff hospital.

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.

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

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

A person in northern Arizona died from bubonic (pneumonic) plague, marking Coconino County's first death from the disease ...

Northern Arizona Healthcare confirmed Friday a person recently died at the Flagstaff Medical Center of pneumonic plague.