Though rare, the bubonic plague is present in certain areas of the United States. Here's how to treat and prevent the deadly plague.

Coconino County health officials reported on July 11 that a person in northern Arizona died from bubonic (pneumonic) plague. According to the officials, the incident has nothing to do with a recent ...

Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat. The infected resident, the cat, and the resident's close contacts ...

A person has died from the plague in Northern Arizona, health officials confirmed Thursday. The victim was rushed to Flagstaff Medical Center, showing severe symptoms, and died the same day. An ...

Health officials have confirmed that for the first time since 2007, there has been a death from pneumonic plague (bubonic plague in the lungs) in Coconino County. The northern Arizona patient was ...

An oral monotherapy regimen could simplify treatment for plague in rural areas where it is most common. In a randomized trial, treatment failure occurred in 9% of those who received oral ciprofloxacin ...

Plague is often associated with Medieval history and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic, but a recent death in northern Arizona is a troublesome reminder of the flea-borne disease’s lingering hold ...

Oral ciprofloxacin alone was as effective as a regimen combined with an injectable antibiotic for bubonic plague, a randomized trial showed. Among 222 patients with confirmed or probable infection in ...