The plague, aka the Black Death, made a reappearance in California last week after it infected a South Lake Tahoe resident.

Health officials on Monday reported New Mexico’s first human case of plague in a 43-year-old Valencia County man.

The plague sounds like a distant threat, but a small number of serious cases of the disease occur every year. Experts explain ...

The state Department of Health has reported the first human plague case in New Mexico. The infected person was described as a ...

A California resident went camping in South Lake Tahoe and tested positive for a plague after a suspected infected flea bite, ...

It's the state's first case of plague in a human, though a Santa Fe County dog did contract the disease in April.

It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to ...

State health officials are reporting the year’s first case of plague in a person. The New Mexico Department of Health said a ...

A person in California recently tested positive for plague, according to El Dorado County health officials. The individual ...

Plague is caused by bacteria carried by fleas that bite infected rodents. It's naturally occurring in the western U.S.

Plague is a “potentially life-threatening disease” caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, according to the U.S. Centers for ...

It's the state's first case of plague in a human this year, though a Santa Fe County dog did contract the disease in April.