Bubonic Plague 2024 New Mexico News. One month after a man in oregon contracted the bubonic plague from his sick cat, a different man has died from the disease after falling ill in new mexico. The state's department of health said the unidentified lincoln county resident succumbed to the illness after.
The bubonic plague made headlines this week following a march 8, 2024 report from the new mexico department of health (nmdoh) confirming a man’s death. A man living in lincoln county, new mexico, has died of the plague, the state’s health department announced last friday, making it the first fatal case of the.