A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive for centuries.

But the earliest known bubonic plague outbreak — the Plague of Justinian — took hold in the Mediterranean Basin and lasted from AD 541 to AD 544. Another plague outbreak emerged in China in ...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and McMaster University have discovered that the evolution of a gene in the bacterium responsible for bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, may have prolonged the ...

Today, the bubonic plague is considered a rare disease, though a small number of cases still emerge in western North America, Africa, Asia, and South America, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

1. Bubonic plague The origin of bubonic plague has led to a heated debate among historians. According to Germany-based Max Planck Society, the plague first entered the Mediterranean in 1347 via ...

But the earliest known bubonic plague outbreak — the Plague of Justinian — took hold in the Mediterranean Basin and lasted from AD 541 to AD 544. Another plague outbreak emerged in China in ...

The bubonic plague has not been completely eradicated, with a case reported in the US last year. In July, officials in Pueblo County, Colorado, confirmed a case of plague in an individual.

Alarmingly, the bubonic plague has not been entirely eradicated, with a case reported in the US last year. Officials in Pueblo County, Colorado, confirmed in July that a case of plague had been ...