Reports of the Black Death’s death have been greatly exaggerated

These plague victims were excavated from the East Smithfield burial grounds between 1986 and 1988. The plague bacteria that swept through medieval Europe had been declared extinct just over a month ago. A quick google search reveals articles with headlines such as ‘Medieval plague bacteria strain probably extinct’ and ‘Black death strain extinct’ .

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Reports of the Black Death’s death have been greatly exaggerated