A SUSPECTED human case of the bubonic plague has appeared in the UK, according to new official data. The horror bug that ...

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

A human case of bubonic plague in the UK has been confirmed as a false alarm following a mix-up with official data, but ...

A cat in Oregon has been blamed for infecting its owner with bubonic plague, in a rare modern case of the infection being passed onto humans in the US. Oregon officials confirmed that the infected ...

In the 1330s, bubonic plague broke out in China and was transported back to Europe by traders. The disease struck swiftly there. The Italian writer Boccaccio said that its victims "ate lunch with ...

Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical examiner in New Mexico, provided a robust update on the case Friday afternoon.

Thankfully, in 2025, the days of lockdowns and quarantines now seem a distant memory for many—even though the physical, ...

Fortunately, authorities in Glasgow were far more strict in how they treated bubonic plague and the disease never fully took hold of the city. Similar to today, authorities placed anyone who ...

also known as the "Plague Fort" near St Petersburg in Russia was built in 1845 as a military base but soon repurposed for disease research, including studies on cholera and the bubonic plague.