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Northern Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague

Headline from ABC 13 Houston

A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday.

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  1. People

    Arizona Resident Dies of Plague After Being Rushed to Emergency Room (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    Officials confirmed one person died of pneumonic plague just days after a prairie dog die-off believed to be related to plague.

  2. New York Post

    Arizona patient dies of bubonic plague as health officials warn prairie dog die-off could signal outbreak (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    An Arizona resident has died from the bubonic plague as officials were probing whether a prairie dog die-off in the area was also tied to the lethal illness.

  3. FOX 4 Dallas

    1 person dies of the plague in northern Arizona (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    One person is dead, according to officials with Northern Arizona Healthcare, on the same day they showed up at Flagstaff Medical Center with symptoms of the plague.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Arizona patient dies in emergency room from plague (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The patient was recently treated at an emergency department in Flagstaff and died the same day, Northern Arizona Healthcare said.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Northern Arizona resident dies from plague (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday.

  6. New Hampshire Union Leader

    What to know about the pneumonic plague after Arizona patient’s death (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    A person has died of the pneumonic plague at the Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona, according to Northern Arizona Healthcare, the organization that runs the hospital.

  7. News Nation Now

    Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    A resident in northern Arizona has died from the pneumonic plague, the first person to be killed by the infection in the area since 2007.

  8. Foxla

    Plague in Arizona: Health officials address concerns after Flagstaff death (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    When you hear the word plague, many minds jump to the Bubonic plague from the 1300s, but Will Humble of the Arizona Public Health Association says that word has a different meaning today.

  9. ABC 13 Houston

    Northern Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday.

  10. Time

    What to Know About Pneumonic Plague After Arizona Death (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

  11. CBS News

    Plague kills Arizona resident, marking first recorded death since 2007, health officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local officials said.

  12. Fox News

    Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague, the first deadly case in area in nearly 20 years (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    An Arizona resident died from pneumonic plague in Coconino County, the first death from this rare disease in the area in nearly 20 years.

  13. Legitgov

    Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say (opens Legitgov)

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  14. Washington Examiner

    Arizona resident dies from the pneumonic plague (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The person who died Friday is the first to succumb to the pneumonic plague since 2007.

  15. The Guardian

    Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague, health officials say (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Death marks first recorded plague death in Coconino county since 2007 but not the most recent case in the state

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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