Health officials in Colorado on Thursday urged residents to be cautious around local wildlife after lab reports confirmed the presence of plague in animals and fleas from six counties. The warning ...

Colorado health officials are investigating plague activity across a handful of counties, with plague-related causes behind the death of a child. The Colorado Department of Public Health and ...

Plague doesn't just loom large in history—it still exists today. California health officials recently confirmed that a South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, likely after being ...

Health officials have confirmed another case of the plague in New Mexico. An infected dog brings to six the number of animals that have been diagnosed with the disease. All but one were from Santa Fe ...

LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. — Officials are investigating a large die-off of prairie dogs in southern Colorado and suspect that plague is to blame, the La Plata County Public Health Department said on ...

A domestic animal in Larimer County’s Red Feather Lakes area has tested positive for the bubonic plague, health officials announced Thursday. The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment ...

Long before the Black Death killed millions across Europe in the Middle Ages, an earlier, more elusive version of the plague spread across much of Eurasia. For years, scientists were unsure how the ...

Sheep may have played a major role in a prehistoric plague outbreak. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 11, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

A child in Idaho is recovering after being struck with the plague. A child in Idaho contracted the plague last year, leaving many wondering how the plague exists in the 21st century. The disease dates ...