In a rare, off-season occurrence, a man in Oregon contracted plague from his infected cat, researchers reported.

The report noted that Oregon's 2024 case occurred earlier than the 18 cases that had been recorded over the past 90 years.

The Oregon Health Authority has tracked plague cases since 1934, with 21 cases in the past 91 years, including three in ...

The case happened a year ago in January, the earliest month for a plague case in Oregon in nearly a century. The Deschutes ...

Rachel Morales, a Valley paramedic, said she went camping in Flagstaff at the Hart Prairie Loop trail with her family for a ...

To help with these questions about the plague, CNN spoke with wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and ...

The word "plague" is often used to refer to any major disease epidemic or pandemic, or even to other undesirable events, such ...

A Coconino County resident died of a rare case of pneumonic plague earlier this month. Dave Wagner, director of Northern ...

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

An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to ...

Pneumonic plague is often transmitted by fleas that have bitten infected rodents. The fleas can also infect pets or humans.