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Yersinia pestis

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.

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

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Plague Bacterium Evolved to Milder Forms, Extending Pandemics

Yersinia pestis

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

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

Bronze Age Sheep Genome Links Livestock to Prehistoric Eurasian Plague

Landmark DNA Study Maps 37,000 Years of Zoonotic Disease Emergence

Plague Bacterium Evolved to Milder Forms, Extending Pandemics