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The plague rarely affects humans, though the US sees about 7 cases a year. Here's why
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoColorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague, the rare bacterial infection...
The plague may have wiped out most northern Europeans 5000 years ago
New Scientist· 7 days agoNow we have the best evidence yet that this was due to plague. Sequencing of ancient DNA from 108...
The Plague Never Went Away: What to Know
Time via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoA scanning electron micrograph of Yersinia pestis bacteria in the foregut of a flea. Credit - BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images/NIAID The plague...
Tests confirm deadly crayfish plague in Powys river
Powys County Times· 15 hours agoNatural Resources Wales (NRW) are asking people to play their part in preventing the spread of a Crayfish Plague that has been found in the River Irfon near Builth Wells. The
Colorado public health officials confirm new case of human plague
The Independent· 7 days agoPublic health officials in Colorado have confirmed that a human has tested positive for the plague,...
Virchow on the Plague - Nature
Nature· 2 days agoAT a recent meeting of the Medical Society of Berlin Prof. Virchpw gave (by previous request) his views on the subject of the Plague of Astrakan. The following ...
Ancient DNA reveals possible cause of mysterious population collapse 5,000 years ago, scientists say
CNN.com· 6 days agoA new study, based on ancient DNA recovered from 108 prehistoric individuals unearthed at nine grave...
What is bubonic plague? New case of human infected with black death disease in the US
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoAnother rare case of the plague has been confirmed in a human, prompting American health officials...
Swimming in the shadow of the plague
Worcester News via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoThe first plague had hit in 1610 and those that didn’t leave the confines of the dirty, narrow streets suffered terribly. The plague did not discriminate...
Revealed: How mass tourism helped England after the Black Death
The Independent via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoAt least a third of the population died as bubonic plague devastated the country - especially towns...
