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Plague Hit Lake Baikal Hunter‑Gatherers 5,500 Years Ago

A Nature study shows ancient Yersinia pestis genomes carried a superantigen likely to raise lethality, with archaeological evidence linking spillover to marmot hosts.

Ancient Sheep Yields First Non-Human Bronze Age Plague Genome, Recasting Disease Spread

Ancient DNA at Jerash Confirms Yersinia pestis as Cause of the Justinian Plague

South Lake Tahoe Resident Diagnosed With Bubonic Plague After Camping Trip

California Confirms Bubonic Plague Case Linked to Flea Bite Near Lake Tahoe

Bronze Age Sheep Genome Links Livestock to Prehistoric Eurasian Plague

Northern Arizona Reports First Pneumonic Plague Death Since 2007

Plague Bacterium Evolved to Milder Forms, Extending Pandemics