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The Earliest Known Plague Wasn’t Spread by Rats, DNA Study Reveals

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21.12.2025
For thousands of years, a prehistoric plague moved across Eurasia with terrifying efficiency. Scientists found its traces in human remains scattered far apart long before the Black Death gave the plague its grim reputation. What puzzled experts was how it spread so without fleas, which later caused outbreaks during medieval times. That mystery may finally […] The post The Earliest Known Plague Wasn’t Spread by Rats, DNA Study Reveals appeared first on VICE.

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