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Path of Plague Pandemics

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This visual abstract depicts the findings of Spyrou et al., who sequenced historical Yersinia pestisgenomes from victims of the Black Death and subsequent outbreaks in Europe. Their data suggest a connection between the Black Death and the modern-day plague pandemic as well as the persistence of plague in Europe between the 14th and 18th centuries.

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Spyrou <i>et al</i>./<i>Cell Host & Microbe 2016</i>

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