Hunter-gatherer communities, especially young children, were hit hard by an early strain of plague 5,500 years ago.

Their work represents the oldest detection of plague outbreaks known to researchers, as well as the first unambiguous evidence that early and genetically different Yersinia pestis strains were deadly ...

The skeletons of nomadic families unearthed in Siberia harbor "Yersinia pestis" bacteria, which challenges theories about ...

Did a major epidemic of plague trigger a prolonged collapse in Europe’s population in late neolithic times – from around ...

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Plague was already a deadly killer 5,500 years ago, long before cities, farming, or the rat-infested conditions usually linked to historic outbreaks. By analyzing ancient DNA from hunter-gatherer ...

By Will Dunham June 17 (Reuters) - About 5,500 years ago, bands of hunter-gatherers inhabited the Lake Baikal region in ...

Ancient DNA reveals that plague was killing children in Siberia 5,500 years ago - long before cities, rats, or the Black ...

New Mexico has more plague cases than other states because its prairie dog and rock squirrel populations attract fleas.

SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A rodent in Santa Fe County has been diagnosed with plague, marking the first confirmed wild ...