A landmark discovery by teams from two Florida universities has unearthed one of history's greatest mysteries — what caused the Plague of Justinian. It killed up to 50 million people in the sixth ...

The Black Death was one of the most infamous pandemic events in history. It spread across Asia and Europe, decimating a third of the continent’s population during the Middle Ages. The cause was plague ...

Two articles report the first direct genomic evidence that Yersinia pestis caused the Plague of Justinian and together revised views on how pandemics arise, recur, and spread, reported El Comercio.

Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected populations in Western Asia, Africa, and Europe. After that, in the 14th century, ...

Knowable Magazine: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, said that pandemics that terrorized, then receded—such as SARS in 2003 and flu in 1918-20 and again in 1957, 1968 and ...

The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases that emerged since the turn of this century. While some of these discoveries reflect better detection methods, genetic ...

What Is Plague? History, Causes, Types and Prevention: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty The term plague often brings to mind deadly pandemics like the Black Death, but it remains a relevant public health ...

Even with limited data, researchers fear the presently overlooked pair represent "a major threat to public health." ...