Plague has infected humans since Bronze Age, DNA study shows
Disease has been present for twice as long as previously thought, and was originally spread by human-to-human contact, not fleas, says new study Plague has been a human scourge for more than twice as long as had previously been thought, new research suggests. Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 22, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: Infectious diseases Science Microbiology Bubonic plague University of Cambridge Source Type: news
15 cases of human plague this year, CDC says
Fifteen people have been infected with bubonic plague so far this year in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN. Four of those cases were fatal. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - October 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bacteria in ancient flea may be ancestor of the Black Death
(Oregon State University) A 20-million-year-old flea, entombed in amber with tiny bacteria attached to it, provides what researchers believe may be the oldest evidence on Earth of a dreaded and historic killer -- an ancient strain of the bubonic plague. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Bubonic plague reported in Michigan
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Source: CNN.com - Health - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Michigan confirms state's first case of bubonic plague
Officials say it's the 14th case nationally this year for the rare, flea-borne illness that killed millions in the Middle Ages (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bubonic plague reported in Michigan
Another American has come down with the plague -- and this time, they're not out West.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that a person in that state had the bubonic plague, one of what is now 14 such cases reported ... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Michigan Resident Tests Positive For Bubonic Plague
Sept 14 (Reuters) - A Michigan resident is recovering from the state's first ever confirmed case of bubonic plague, state health officials said on Monday. The adult resident of Marquette County in the state's Upper Peninsula recently returned from a Colorado area with reported plague activity and there is no cause for concern about human-to-human contact, the state health department said. It was the 14th human plague case reported nationally in 2015, more than four times the average of three cases annually of the rare and potentially life-threatening flea-borne illness, state health officials said. An elderly Utah re...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Michigan resident tests positive for plague
(Reuters) - A Michigan resident is recovering from the state's first ever confirmed case of bubonic plague, state health officials said on Monday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
How they survived bubonic plague
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Source: CNN.com - Health - September 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Did US military labs mishandle bubonic plague, viruses?
The U.S. Department of Defense is looking into possible mishandling of bubonic plague and equine encephalitis samples at its laboratories, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - September 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Did U.S. military labs mishandle bubonic plague, viruses?
The U.S. Department of Defense is looking into possible mishandling of bubonic plague and equine encephalitis samples at its laboratories, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Plague – Madagascar
The Ministry of Health of Madagascar has notified WHO of an outbreak of plague. The first case was identified on 17 August in a rural township in Moramanga district. The case passed away on 19 August. As of 30 August, 14 cases, including 10 deaths, were reported. All confirmed cases are of the pneumonic form. Since 27 August, no new cases have been reported from the affected or neighbouring districts. The national task force has been activated to manage the outbreak. With support from partners – including WHO and the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar – the government of Madagascar is implementing thorough public health ...
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - September 6, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: mortality [subject], death, death rate, adult mortality, child mortality, neonate mortality, fatal outcome, plague [subject], bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, plague [subject], bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, risk assessment [subject], African Region [ Source Type: news
Utah man dies of bubonic plague in fourth US death this year
Fourth fatality out of 12 cases adds up to highest death rate in 15 years, but health authorities say risk remains very small overall Related: California child diagnosed with plague after camping at Yosemite A man in his 70s in Utah has died after contracting the plague, bringing to four the number of deaths from the disease reported in the United States this year, health officials have said. Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 28, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Associated Press in Salt Lake City Tags: Bubonic plague Infectious diseases Science Utah US news World news Source Type: news
Health Officials Confirm Second Case Of Plague From Yosemite
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New York subway germ study derailed
New York scientists are backtracking on their sensational claims that strains of the bubonic plague and anthrax exist in the subway system following a critical letter from the city and federal health officials. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
