An Arizona resident has died from the bubonic plague as health officials warned that a prairie dog die-off in the region could signal an outbreak of the lethal illness. The person died at Flagstaff ...

Officials clarified that the death is unrelated to a recent prairie dog die-off in the Townsend-Winona area northeast of Flagstaff.

Coconino County Health and Human Services recently received a report of a prairie dog die-off on private land northeast of ...

The duck herpesviruses, notably those responsible for duck plague, represent a significant threat to the waterfowl industry globally. These viruses, belonging to the Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily ...

Symptoms depend on what type of plague someone is infected with. Bubonic plague: A key symptom is painful, swollen lymph nodes in the groin or armpits, called buboes. Other common symptoms include ...

Tips to avoid bubonic plague. The disease spreads to humans or animals through a bite from an infected flea or by contact with a sick animal. The most common animals to carry plague in Central ...

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.

A new case of the plague has been detected in the US. Why is the infamous infection still a thing and what symptoms do you need to be aware of?