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Jun 30, 2017 08:36 AM EDT

The Actual Plague is Appearing in New Mexico -- and Scientists Think They Know Why

Back to the Middle Ages we go.

Sep 29, 2015 02:11 PM EDT

Ancient Black Death Bacteria Discovered in a 20-Million-Year-Old Flea Frozen in Amber

A flea that's been frozen in time may possess bacteria that's the ancestor of the Black Death. Scientists have discovered a flea preserved in amber with tiny bacteria that could have eventually evolved into the dreaded strain of the bubonic plague.

Mar 02, 2015 11:31 PM EST

New York City Rats May Be Carrying Plague-Ridden Fleas

New findings published in the Journal of Medical Entomology reveal that since the1920s, rats in New York City were found to carry a flea species that's actually capable of transmitting plague pathogens.