Max Planck Society: Pathogen Discovered in 4,000-year-old Sheep Tooth
August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025
MUNICH, Germany, Aug. 12 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news:
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Pathogen discovered in 4,000-year-old sheep tooth
Livestock played a role in prehistoric plague infections
To the point
* Role of livestock in spreading the plague: Yersinia pestis has been identified in a 4,000-year-old sheep, indicating that livestock played a role in spreading an early form of plague that once circulated throughout Eurasia during . . .
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Pathogen discovered in 4,000-year-old sheep tooth
Livestock played a role in prehistoric plague infections
To the point
* Role of livestock in spreading the plague: Yersinia pestis has been identified in a 4,000-year-old sheep, indicating that livestock played a role in spreading an early form of plague that once circulated throughout Eurasia during . . .