WHO adds Black Death plague, bird flu and mpox to new pandemic watchlist
The Black Death plague, bird flu and mpox are among 24 threats that have been added to an influential watchlist of the ...
750-Year-Old Forgotten Plague Outbreaks: New Study Challenges Timeline of the Black Death’s Arrival
New research suggests that plague was present in the Middle East nearly a century before the Black Death. A new study ...
Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a new study shows.
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Ancient ancestor of the plague discovered in Bronze Age sheep
The DNA of Yersinia pestis bacteria has been found in a Bronze Age sheep, offering a clue to how the plague may have spread ...
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The Black Death was spread by Mongol troops in the Middle East a century before it wiped out half of Britons in the 1300s, new study suggests
In Britain alone, the Black Death wiped out up to half of the population when it struck between 1348 and 1350. But now, new research has found that the plague may actually have been present in ...
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An Ancient Diary Reveals How 3 Horrifying Summers May Have Altered the Path of an Entire Nation
The analysis of the periods in which the testimonies were recorded indicates that the great majority of the analyzed century ...