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Yersinia pestis

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

The Cell study points researchers toward a livestock link to transmission, with fresh excavations funded near Arkaim.

Ancient DNA at Jerash Confirms Yersinia pestis as Cause of the Justinian Plague

Bronze Age Sheep Genome Links Livestock to Prehistoric Eurasian Plague

Plague Bacterium Evolved to Milder Forms, Extending Pandemics