According to officials, the disease can be transmitted to humans from the bite of an infected flea or through contact with an infected animal

The Arizona Public Health Association is advising the public that there is no need to worry about the plague, despite one person in Flagstaff dying from the disease.

An Arizona resident has died from the plague as officials were probing whether a prairie dog die-off in the area was also tied to the lethal illness.

As summer warms Istanbul's waters, the megacity's authorities are having to battle a noxious algal bloom dubbed "sea snot".

At a time when US is reporting a surge in measles cases despite the disease being eliminated two decades back, the country is now grappling with plague in North Arizona. A person has died in North Arizona of plague and deaths of some prairie dogs also sparked concern among health officials.

A 72-year-old man is accused of being the “Nail Bandit” responsible for tossing sharp objects in the path of fire and rescue vehicles in Okeechobee County, Florida sheriff says. Okeechobee County Fire Rescue photo