Health officials in Colorado are investigating a human case of the bubonic plague confirmed in a person in Pueblo County, the Department of Public Health and Environment said in a news release. The ...

After the California bubonic plague case, where a resident who went camping at South Lake Tahoe area tested positive for plague, lot has been talked about the disease. The bubonic plague is often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, a disease associated with medieval epidemics but is “rare” among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Aug. 10, 2019 file photo, a sign warning of bubonic plague is displayed at a parking lot near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal ...

The bubonic plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis and can be life-threatening to humans if it is not treated promptly with antibiotics. Health department officials in Colorado said they are ...

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 ...

New Mexico health officials said Monday it has identified its first human case of the plague in the state this year. The case was confirmed in a 43-year-old man from Valencia County, who had recently ...

PORTLAND, OR -- A teen girl from eastern Oregon has contracted the bubonic plague, health officials said. The Crook County girl is believed to have acquired the disease from a flea bite during a ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, a disease associated with medieval epidemics but is “rare” among humans today, health officials said. The El Dorado County Environmental ...