The bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis , was responsible for some of the most devastating pandemics in history.
The Black Death killed at least a third of the European population in the 14th century , while the first recorded outbreak was the so-called Justinian plague in the 6th century AD
From the analysis of the remains recovered at the burial site in Fralsergarden located in Western Sweden , the researchers found the signs of an epidemic of the oldest variant of Yersinia pestis . It is the oldest version found so far and according to the researchers, it may have separated from the more ancestral version, from an evolutionary point of view, about 5,700 years ago . This discovery could provide a great deal of information on the origin of the disease.
by Oliver Diedrich, NDR.de They find the first corpses very close to the St. Michaeliskirche. The dead have large dark bumps on their necks and groins. The sight terrifies people. Because the corpses in the Gerkenshof are the surefire sign:the plague has caught Hamburg. It is the autumn of 1712. Th