Bubonic plague was prevalent long before the Middle Ages
Researchers have found traces of plague dating back more than 4,900 years. THE ESSENTIAL The plague ravaged Europe in the ...
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Plague: Human case detected in Colorado
Colorado health officials recently confirmed a case of plague in a person in Pueblo County. THE ESSENTIAL Plague is a ...
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A case of bubonic plague detected in the United States
US health authorities have announced that a patient living in Oregon has contracted bubonic plague. He was probably infected by ...
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The gene that protects against the Black Death also protects against Covid-19
According to a new study, the genetic mutation that helped our ancestors fight the Black Death also protects against Covid-19. ...
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Black Death: 700 years later, the epidemic still has health consequences
According to a study, the descendants of survivors of the Black Death are more exposed to autoimmune diseases. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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A case of bubonic plague detected in California
Californian authorities have reported a case of bubonic plague detected in the locality of South Lake Tahoe. A first in ...
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We have found patient zero of the plague!
The oldest strain of this bacterium has been found in human remains, dating from 5,000 years ago. THE ESSENTIAL In ...
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A case of bubonic plague detected in China
Chinese health authorities have announced the triggering of a level 3 alert after the discovery of a case of bubonic ...
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Plague: 71 dead in six months in Madagascar
© iStockAccording to the latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO) on February 11,plague epidemic black disease that has ...
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A girl infected with the plague in Yosemite National Park in the United States
© Twitter screenshotA case plague human has been reported to United States. A girl contracted the disease after a visit ...
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The plague: a re-emerging disease
© iStockThe plague has given rise to great historical epidemics, but it is not a thing of the past. The ...
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Plague epidemic in Madagascar: already 39 dead
© iStockPhoto"There is currently an epidemic of plague in Madagascar in 5 districts out of 119. 86 people have caught ...
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Middle Ages: researchers unravel the secrets of the bacterium at the origin of the plague
Scientists reconstructed the genome of eight strains of the bacterium Y. pestis. The plague is a mysterious disease. More than ...
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In Madagascar, a plague epidemic worries the WHO
© iStockWhile the plague is back on the island of Madagascar, the World Health Organization (WHO) is worried and mobilized ...
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Plague: 100 dead including 1 French in Madagascar
© iStockPhotosThe threshold of 100 deaths due to the plague epidemic which has been raging since last August in Madagascar ...
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Madagascar: five deaths from pneumonic plague
© iStockAs almost every year, the plague returns to Madagascar. Five people have died of the pulmonary form of the ...
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Between plague and cholera, what risks for France?
While cholera is ravaging around Lake Chad and the plague is recurrent in Madagascar, is France really safe from these ...
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Plague: three cases identified in the United States
© iStock PhotoIf the plague decimated 40% of the French population in the Middle Ages, it is elsewhere that this ...
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Discovery: the bubonic plague appeared at least 4000 years ago
The bubonic plague bacillus was found in the genome of two individuals who died 3,800 years ago in Russia, pushing ...
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Plague: the epidemic kills 54 in Madagascar
© iStock PhotoIn Madagascar, the plague continues to gain ground. The epidemic, which began in September, has already affected 500 ...
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A first human case detected in Hong Kong: what is rat hepatitis E?
This upsets the certainties of the scientific community: for the first time in the world, a case of rat hepatitis ...
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Plague: Madagascar’s tourist areas at risk
© iStockAffected in recent weeks by a particularly strong re-emergence of the plague, a deadly disease caused by the bacteria ...
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Seychelles: 2 cases of plague, schools are closed
© ThinkstockCould the plague epidemic that has raged in Madagascar since August 2017 be spreading to the Seychelles? While the ...
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Amoeba and plague: dangerous connections
Amoeba, single-celled organisms, can play a key role in the survival and spread of deadly plague bacteria.The plague bacteria survive, ...
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Should we be afraid of the return of the plague in France and in Europe?
The plague epidemic which has flared in Madagascar worries specialists in this disease which ravaged the world a very long ...
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Bubonic or pulmonary, a very worrying plague epidemic in Madagascar
Forgotten in the West, where it wreaked havoc in the Middle Ages, however, the plague has not disappeared. It is ...
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Plague: schools closed in Seychelles as a precaution
Two patients could be affected by the plague, while an epidemic has broken out in Madagascar since the end of ...
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Plague: nearly 450 cases have occurred in Madagascar
In Madagascar, the plague epidemic affected 450 people, 48 of whom died. A case has also been reported in Seychelles, ...
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Plague: 42 people died in Madagascar
In less than a week, 9 more people died from the plague in Madagascar, despite emergency measures.On October 5, the ...
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Plague: WHO sends 1.2 million doses of antibiotics to Madagascar
To help the Indian Ocean island cope with the plague epidemic that has affected it for several weeks, the WHO ...
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