A patient who died at a Flagstaff, Arizona hospital last week was diagnosed with the bacteria that causes the plague, marking the first known plague-related death in Coconino County since 2007.

The Arizona Public Health Association is advising the public that there is no need to worry about the plague, despite one ...

A Flagstaff patient died from pneumonic plague, officials confirmed. It’s the first recorded case in Coconino County in ...

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

Plague is ever-present in the Flagstaff area, and often associated with prairie dogs, Coconino County environmental specialist Hugh Murray said.

Coconino County has confirmed its first human death from the plague in nearly two decades. Health officials say a Coconino ...

An Arizona resident has died from the plague as officials were probing whether a prairie dog die-off in the area was also ...

The patient had arrived at Flagstaff Medical Center and died in the emergency room. It is the first known plague-related death in Coconino County since 2007.

Coconino County Health and Human Services recently received a report of a prairie dog die-off on private land northeast of ...

Previous research has shown birds frequently eavesdrop on other bird species to glean information about potential food sources or approaching danger. But, so far, scientists have documented only a ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators. The curlews nest in grasslands, where prairie dogs also live. Experts say ...