<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said on Friday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the US, most of them in the western states, according to federal health officials.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local officials said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-tours-texas-flood-sites-and-defends-officials-amid-mounting-questions-about-response/7659dd19-e326-4f50-aa8a-14fb4cbf423b"><strong><span>Trump calls reporter 'evil' during visit to Texas town devastated by flood</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Further details including the identify of the victim were not released.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Plague is a bacterial infection known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today, it's easily treated with antibiotics.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/usa-plague-northern-arizona-resident-dies-from-plague/0105f663-5b94-48ac-8ae9-28a9df9a0090" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/detective-reveals-fresh-details-about-missing-backpacker-carolina-wilgas-rescue/23b739a3-dd4f-4750-a67c-60657702e763"><strong><span>Surrounded by desert for 12 days, she finally saw something in the distance</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which spreads naturally among rodents like prairie dogs and rats.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are two other forms: septicemic plague that spreads through the whole body, and pneumonic plague that infects the lungs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Pneumonic plague is the most deadly and easiest to spread.</span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/07/11/09/13/today-in-history-july-12-what-happened-on-this-day"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/HZGWmAXiKE_us7LMn9-lru4PyDI=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F4d94f7f9-7e1e-4092-bc4c-e7026c27d22b" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/HZGWmAXiKE_us7LMn9-lru4PyDI=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F4d94f7f9-7e1e-4092-bc4c-e7026c27d22b 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/wRzSp41KiHYUgs4zU-Xfs97oO0U=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F4d94f7f9-7e1e-4092-bc4c-e7026c27d22b 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Triplets separated at birth unwittingly part of psychiatric experiment</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/07/11/09/13/today-in-history-july-12-what-happened-on-this-day">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bacteria is transmitted through the bites of infected fleas that can spread it between rodents, pets and humans.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>People can also get plague through touching infected bodily fluids. Health experts recommend taking extra care when handling dead or sick animals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Most cases happen in rural areas of northern New Mexico, northern Arizona, southern Colorado, California, southern Oregon and far western Nevada, </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps-statistics/index.html" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><span>according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</span></a></div></div>