The Black Death, a mix of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plague, wiped out 60% of Europe's population in the 14th century ...

"It was remarkable to discover a domesticated sheep from the Bronze Age that was infected with LNBA plague. This gave us an ...

A recent health reporting error in the UK sparked fears of a bubonic plague resurgence, reminiscent of the 'Black Death' that ...

A HUMAN case of bubonic plague in the UK has been confirmed as a false alarm following a mix-up with official data. The ...

A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an ...

This latest finding could help researchers understand the evolution of plague bacteria and “is useful information that could warn and avert potential epidemics and ...

Plague is an infection caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria. The zoonotic microorganism is typically found in small mammals ...

The DNA of Yersinia pestis bacteria has been found in a Bronze Age sheep, offering a clue to how the plague may have spread through prehistoric farming communities ...

At present, scientists are trying to infect such resistant cells with bubonic plague bacteria to test the hypothesis that the mutation in the CCR-5 receptor gene could have thwarted the plague in ...

Public health officials say cool, wet weather has yielded a rodent population explosion, along with fleas that live on them and spread plague bacteria. They warn people to protect their pets with ...

Blame fleas and the rats, mice, chipmunks, and squirrels they infect. Bubonic plague is caused by bacteria that live in fleas. If you get bit, you can get it, too. You can even get it from a ...

I've been caring for patients of this horrible plague these last few months. Many other doctors have fled the city for fear of catching the disease, but it seems it is everywhere. A French doctor ...