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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’ .

In five years, Black Death wiped out an estimated 30 to 50 percent of Europe's population. This medieval plague was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis , which still circulates among humans .