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Friday 31 January 2014

Canadian Scientists Ask: Could Bubonic Plague Strike Again?

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Susan Posel 

Scientists from the McMaster University (MMU) in Canada have discovered the Justinian Plague (JP) and the Black Death (BD) were derived from distinct strains of the Yersinia pestis bacterium.

The team of researchers compared 12 skeletons from a Bavarian cemetery and uncovered the YPB in low levels of teeth tested.

Hendrik Poinar, lead author of the study and professor at MMU, explained that regardless of the fact that this research cannot be 100% conclusive, it is their educated opinion that the YPB was present in the teeth of these people buried in the cemetery and these findings are “backed up by similar elements of the bacteria that were discovered in a mass grave of victims from the 1348 bubonic plague in London.”

The bubonic plague “making” DNA material was found by the team. This bacterium is supposed to travel with small rodents and fleas.

The concern of the scientists is whether or not this strain of plague could strike again.

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