A New Discovery Just Proved Plague Was Killing People 5,500 Years Ago — Long Before Rats Cities or the Black Death Even Existed
Medical DailyTuesday, June 23, 2026
A June 18, 2026 Nature study found Yersinia pestis in 39% of hunter-gatherer remains near Lake Baikal, Siberia, dating 5,500 years ago — centuries before urban or rat-based transmission.
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