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

A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...

In a statement this week to USA TODAY, Schwartz said the CDC's concerns about the plague and encephalitis directly contributed to McHugh's ordering of the moratorium.

A person in the US has died from the plague. Here’s what you should know - The death is a reminder that this historic disease, though rare nowadays, is not just a disease of the past ...

The bubonic plague is infamously linked to The Black Death, which decimated 75 to 200 million people in medieval Europe, accounting for up to 50 per cent of the continent's population.

State and local health officials will continue to monitor plague-prone areas. To report a sick or dead rodent or for questions about plague, please contact El Dorado County Environmental ...

Antibodies are always looking out for us, and this week we're taking a closer look at them. Antibody-based tests, vaccines, and drugs have dramatically influenced American history, culture, and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 496 cases of plague were documented in the U.S. between 1970 and 2020, with almost all occurring in the West or Southwest. More than half of the ...

A sugar-based detection method enables easy and accurate ... USA. As it is extremely infectious and indeed deadly, plague is one of the most dangerous bioweapons. Although plague can be ...

The plague, or the Black Death, is caused by a microbe called Yersinia pestis.In the 14th century, this microscopic enemy killed off a third of Europe’s population. While many people consign the ...