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 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 ...

How will the pandemic end? Past outbreaks offer clues. How will the pandemic end? Past outbreaks offer clues. The Plague of Athens killed tens of thousands, but its cause remains a mystery The ...

In Albert Camus’ novel, The Plague, set in the French Algerian town of Oran, rats one day begin showing up dead on residents’ ...

"It was remarkable to discover a domesticated sheep from the Bronze Age that was infected with LNBA plague. This gave us an important clue for how plague could transmit within pastoralist communities ...

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

HERE’S a cheery thought just as spring has sprung. It’s exactly 387 years since the worst plague Worcester has ever suffered ...