Madagascar is one of the last places where outbreaks of human bubonic plague still happen regularly. Fleas carrying the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis can spread the disease through their bites.

A HUMAN case of bubonic plague in the UK has been confirmed as a false alarm following a mix-up with official data. The ...

A recent health reporting error in the UK sparked fears of a bubonic plague resurgence, reminiscent of the 'Black Death' that devastated Europe centuries ago.

The plague. Sounds like one for the history books, right? Well, believe it or not, the plague is still around. Blame fleas and the rats, mice, chipmunks, and squirrels they infect. Bubonic plague ...

A siphonapterist (flea expert) is among the most fortunate of all scientists: his prey is both abundant and varied. Recently the Iowa State College Press published a handsome book (Fleas of ...

Plague is an infection caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria. The zoonotic microorganism is typically found in small mammals ...

"… [N]ever send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." Poet John Donne wrote these lines in his "Meditation XVII" as the feared Black Death ravaged ...

Photo: Rat Receiving Station set up as part of the War on Rats led by the U.S. Public Health Service. Millions of rats were killed and in 2 months no new cases of plague were reported. Bubonic ...

The world has suffered from many pandemics close pandemicAn outbreak of infectious disease that occurs over a wide geographical area that affects a large number of people. - COVID 19 was not the ...