News · 15 June 2026
Plague death in US sparks UK travel warning
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A woman in New Mexico has died from plague, prompting a travel alert for thousands of Brits visiting the USA for the World Cup. The Foreign Office-backed Travel Health Pro site highlighted the death in Santa Fe County, the first human case there this year. Plague is a bacterial illness carried by rodents and spread by infected fleas, common in the western US.
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