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

A resident of Oregon has been diagnosed with bubonic plague, likely from a pet cat. This case, the first in Oregon since 2015, highlights t...

The Black Death ended, but plague carried on, making periodic return visits through the centuries.

Such outbreaks flourish thanks to one factor: international trade, the original pandemic superhighway.

Researchers from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich recovered and analysed ancient DNA from 30 plague victims of the second plague pand...

The study showed by using ancient DNA that plague has been endemic in human populations for more than twice as long as previously thought.