First genetic evidence from medieval plague victims suggests Black Death reached Southern Italy

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First genetic evidence from medieval plague victims suggests Black Death reached Southern Italy

Graves containing the remains of two men (aged between 30 and 45 years) are the first evidence of Yersinia pestis infection, the bacteria responsible for plague, in 14th-century Southern Italy, according to new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).

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