Oldest strains of plague caused deadly outbreaks 5,500 years ago
June 17, 2026
June 17, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 17 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news:
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Oldest strains of plague caused deadly outbreaks 5,500 years ago
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Plague is commonly associated with rats, crowded medieval cities, and the epidemics that swept across Europe during and after the Middle Ages.
But a new study published in Nature shows that the disease was already lethal 5,500 years ago, where it killed humans in small, mob . . .
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Oldest strains of plague caused deadly outbreaks 5,500 years ago
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Plague is commonly associated with rats, crowded medieval cities, and the epidemics that swept across Europe during and after the Middle Ages.
But a new study published in Nature shows that the disease was already lethal 5,500 years ago, where it killed humans in small, mob . . .