Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.

A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the U.S., most of them in the western states, according to federal health officials.

Un residente del norte de Arizona ha muerto a causa de la peste neumónica, informaron el viernes las autoridades de salud. La peste es poco común