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Plague kills Arizona resident, marking first recorded death since 2007, health officials say
COCONINO COUNTY, ARIZONA, JUL 11 – The fatal case is the first pneumonic plague death in Coconino County since 2007, with about seven plague cases reported annually in the U.S., officials said.
- A resident of Coconino County passed away on Friday after receiving treatment at a Flagstaff emergency room for pneumonic plague, a serious respiratory illness resulting from infection with the Yersinia pestis bacterium.
- Health officials are investigating how the patient contracted the disease amid a recent mass die-off of prairie dogs northeast of Flagstaff known to carry plague-infected fleas.
- Pneumonic plague, caused by the same bacterium responsible for bubonic plague, is harder to detect since its symptoms mimic those of pneumonia; although it can be transmitted between people, it spreads less readily than COVID-19.
- The CDC notes that the United States averages about seven plague cases each year, and health experts stress the importance of starting antibiotic treatment promptly to ensure effective recovery.
- Officials stress the condition is rare, advise no panic, and recommend keeping dogs leashed as the main precaution to reduce plague risk.
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