A pet owner has caught a rare case of the bubonic plague, health officials in central Oregon say, and it's believed they may have caught it from their cat. The Deschutes County Health Services ...

A person died from pneumonic plague in Arizona last week, the first death from the disease in this region in nearly two decades. This death might bring to mind the bubonic plague, the form of the ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

D illustration of plague bacteria, Yersinia pestisScience Photo Library— Senior Correspondent A person in California recently ...

Person-to-person spread of the plague hasn't been seen in the U.S. in more than a century - so what causes the occassional cases?

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 ...