Arizona Resident Dies of Plague
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A Flagstaff patient died from pneumonic plague, officials confirmed. It’s the first recorded case in Coconino County in nearly two decades.
A person has recently died of plague at Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC), according to Northern Arizona Healthcare.
At a time when US is reporting a surge in measles cases despite the disease being eliminated two decades back, the country is now grappling with plague in North Arizona. A person has died in North Arizona of plague and deaths of some prairie dogs also sparked concern among health officials.