Jefferson County Public Health reported the cat lived near Cub Creek Park in Evergreen. It was the first animal with a ...

The cat was located in Evergreen near Cub Creek Park, and is being hailed as the first confirmed plague case in Jefferson ...

A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said on Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the US, most of them in ...

The plague is caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. Infected fleas spread the infection to animals, commonly mice, squirrels, prairie dogs and even cats and dogs.

An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, becoming the first person to succumb to the disease in the area in nearly 20 years, according to officials. The victim, who was not identified, lived ...

Since the mid–20th century, plague in the U.S. has typically occurred in the rural West, the CDC says. Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection, according to Coconino County health officials.

A northern Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague. Health officials say it's the first recorded death in the area from pneumonic plague since 2007.