A quick test for the Black Death
(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) A sugar-based detection method enables easy and accurate identification of the Yersinia pestis bacterium. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 24, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Scientists confirm that the Justinianic Plague was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) The results of ancient DNA analyses carried out on the early medieval cemetery of Aschheim in Bavaria, Germany, confirmed unambiguously that Y. pestis was the causing agent of the first pandemic, the so-called Justinianic Plague. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Rates Of Foodborne Illness Cases On The Rise
Rates of food borne illnesses - also known as "food poisoning" are on the rise, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report compared rates of food borne infections from 2012 to rates from the period spanning 2006-2008 and found that the prevalence of infections from bacteria called Campylobacter and Vibrio increased. Additionally, they found that rates of infections from Cryptosporidium,�Listeria,�Salmonella,�Shigella, Shiga toxin-producing�Escherichia coli�(STEC) O157, and�Yersinia�remained the same... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Environmental factors may explain plague re-emergence in northern Africa
Two recent outbreaks of plague in Libya and Algeria are likely due to re-emergence or re-activation of ancient Yersinia pestis from the local area, rather than recent importation from the same distant source, suggest study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 17, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
