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An Arizona resident had succumbed to the Black Death, marking the county’s first plague death since 2007.  Health authorities in Coconino County verified that the patient’s cause of death was pneumonic plague, which is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. Still, they did not disclose the person’s name or gender. Despite efforts to save his life, theContinue reading “Deaths From Medieval Disease Reported In US State”