Arizona Resident Dies of Plague
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We first brought you the story of a deadly plague diagnosis in Flagstaff earlier this week. A patient arrived at the emergency room and lost their life to the pneumonic plague. Meanwhile, health officials are still searching for the source.
A Flagstaff patient died from pneumonic plague, officials confirmed. It’s the first recorded case in Coconino County in nearly two decades.
A person in northern Arizona died from bubonic (pneumonic) plague, marking Coconino County's first death from the disease since 2007.
One person in Flagstaff died from the plague, but the Arizona Public Health Association says there's no need to worry. Doctors say it's very treatable and there are things you can do to protect yourself.
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