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« Peste noire », le nouveau livre de #PatrickBoucheron : une histoire totale de la peste
Dans son nouvel essai, le médiéviste et professeur au Collège de France poursuit le bacille « #Yersiniapestis », qui a ravagé l’Europe, et au-delà, du XIVᵉ au XXᵉ siècle. Par #MarieDejoux #lemonde #mastolivre #bookstodon #pestenoire

https://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2026/01/30/peste-noire-de-patrick-boucheron-histoire-totale-de-la-peste_6664690_3260.html

#climate #volcano #VolcanicEruption #famine #agriculture #foodsecurity #trade #YersiniaPestis #pandemic #plague

Original open access article

Bauch & Büntgen 04 Dec. 2025, Commun Earth Environ 6, 986

Climate-driven changes in Mediterranean grain trade mitigated famine but introduced the Black Death to medieval Europe

https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02964-0

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/115664767532851449

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review
#volcano #VolcanicEruption #famine #agriculture #foodsecurity #trade #YersiniaPestis #pandemic

Beckwith, Paul Beckwith, on a detective mission to understand the origins of the #BubonicPlague

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #pandemics #ClimateDisruption #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

A really interesting multidisciplinary examination of one of the most catastrophic events in human history.

The original paper is here:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02964-0

#BlackDeath #YersiniaPestis #epidemiology #volcanoes #MedievalEurope #history

https://www.sciencealert.com/black-deaths-carnage-traced-to-a-volcanic-eruption-half-a-world-away

Ursprung der Justinianischen Pest geklärt. Massengrab liefert ersten Beleg für Pesterreger im Epizentrum der spätantiken Pandemie. #pest #Pandemie #Spätantike #Yersiniapestis #Pesttote #Massengrab #Gerasa
https://www.scinexx.de/news/medizin/ursprung-der-justinianischen-pest-identifiziert/

👀 Researchers have found the ancestor of the Black Plague : https://youtu.be/fjLNxIf2lXk

#plague #yersiniapestis #BlackDeath

Erster mRNA-Impfstoff gegen Lungenpest. Neuartiges Vakzin schützt im Tierversuch zu 100 Prozent gegen hochaggressive Seuchenerreger. #Pest #Impfstoff #mRNA #Lungenpest #Yersiniapestis #Medizin
https://www.scinexx.de/news/medizin/erster-mrna-impfstoff-gegen-lungenpest/

A human #plague death was confirmed in northern #Arizona. What to know

by Stephanie Innes, Arizona Republic
July 11, 2025

"A human has died of pneumonic plague in northern Arizona, Coconino County health officials confirmed July 11.

"The case is not connected to a recent die-off of prairie dogs in the area, officials said.

"The death of the Coconino County resident marks the first recorded pneumonic plague death in the county since 2007, officials with Coconino County Health and Human Services said in a statement.

"The county's confirmation of the death came after Northern Arizona Healthcare issued a statement that one of its patients had a presumptive positive diagnosis of Yersinia pestis, which is the bacterium that causes plague.

"The person recently died in the Flagstaff Medical Center emergency department on the day the person sought treatment, the statement said.

"The Northern Arizona Healthcare statement says that 'despite appropriate initial management and attempts to provide life-saving resuscitation, the patient did not recover' and says that Northern Arizona Healthcare team is 'saddened by this loss of a community member.'

"Citing patient privacy, officials with Northern Arizona Healthcare and Coconino County said they would not be releasing additional information about the patient who died.

"The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says plague in humans is relatively rare, with about seven human cases reported annually across the country.

"Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection, according to Coconino County health officials. A 2015 CDC report characterized it as the least common of the three main forms of plague. The other two main forms are bubonic and septicemic.

"The CDC says Yersinia pestis is transmitted by fleas, cycles naturally among wild rodents and that humans usually get the plague after being bitten by an infected rodent flea or by handling an infected animal. People may also become infected through exposure to sick pets, especially cats, the CDC says.

"County officials are investigating a recent sudden die-off of prairie dogs in the Townsend Winona area northeast of #Flagstaff that may be caused by plague, but county officials on July 11 said in their statement that the prairie dog case and the human plague death are 'not related.' "

#YersiniaPestis #AnimalHealth
#HumanHealth #Disease #TheBlackDeath #BubonicPlague

A human near #FlagstaffAZ just died from #ThePlague. But it's just a coincidence! (See next post)

#PrairieDogs are dying in northern #Arizona, and officials are concerned the cause could be the #plague.

by Catherine Reagor, Arizona Republic
July 9, 2025

"Coconino County Health and Human Services recently received a report of a prairie dog die-off on private land northeast of #Flagstaff.

"A statement from Coconino County said a sudden die-off of prairie dogs and rodents can be an indicator of plague, an infectious disease that can affect humans and animals.

"Trish Lees, communications manager for Coconino County, said the number of prairie dogs that have died was unknown."

"To prevent exposure to plague, Coconino County recommends:

- Avoid fleas and use veterinarian-approved flea treatments on pets.
- Keep them on a leash and out of areas known to be inhabited by wild rodents.
- Report prairie dog, rodent and rabbit die-offs to Coconino County at 928-679-8756 or 928-679-8760.
- Prevent rodent infestations by removing brush, rock piles, trash and lumber from around homes and outbuildings.
- Avoid contact with wild animals.
- Use an insect repellent and tuck pant cuffs into your socks to help prevent flea bites.
- Do not camp next to rodent holes and avoid sleeping directly on the ground.
- Be aware that cats are highly susceptible to plague.
- If your pet has a high fever, a loss of appetite, lethargy, a cough or eye drainage, contact a veterinarian immediately.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/07/09/prairie-dogs-dying-arizona/84512692007/

#YersiniaPestis #AnimalHealth #HumanHealth #Disease #TheBlackDeath #BubonicPlague

@1goodtern on X wrote

Breaking:
Confirmed Black Death case in England, as per UK Government report.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notifiable-diseases-causative-agents-reports-for-2025/noids-causative-agents-week-12-week-ending-23-march-2025

Yersinia pestis

#BlackDeath #YersiniaPestis

A new study led by #ClusterROOTS members Ben Krause-Kyora and Almut Nebel shows that the Neolithic plague bacterium did not cause mass mortality. It also shows possible infection paths of #Yersiniapestis 5000 years ago. The study has been published recently in @Nature's #communicationsbiology
https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-roots/details/news/138-plague-dog
#plague #neolithic #paleodiseases #aDNA #AncientDNA

“A Plague on both your houses” news now…

Neolithic Yersinia pestis infections in humans and a dog [html/pdf 7pp] #neolithic #plague #YersiniaPestis https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06676-7

“Very sick” pet cat gave Oregon resident case of bubonic plague - Enlarge / A cat, but not the one with plague. (credit: Getty | Silas St... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002891 #infectiousdiseases #yersiniapestis #bubonicplague #infection #science #rodents #oregon #plague #fleas #cat #cdc

According to information that appeared in the media, in the north of #China, in Shilin-Gol, three cases of #human #infection with #plague were registered. The sick and contact persons are isolated and are under the supervision of doctors. The natural focus does not have a common border with the Russian Federation. KP: https://www.kp.ru/online/news/5407219/ #enzootic #zoonoses #yersiniapestis #EIDs #russia

{#Russia} As clarified in Rospotrebnadzor, a case of #human #infection with #plague was recorded in the #Bugat somon of the #Gobi-Altai aimag of #Mongolia, which borders China and is located more than 500 kilometers from the Russian border. Читайте на WWW.KP.RU: https://www.kp.ru/online/news/5335446/ #zoonoses #yersiniapestis #rodents

{#Russia} As clarified in Rospotrebnadzor, a case of #human #infection with #plague was recorded in the #Bugat somon of the #Gobi-Altai aimag of #Mongolia, which borders China and is located more than 500 kilometers from the Russian border. Читайте на WWW.KP.RU: https://www.kp.ru/online/news/5335446/ #zoonoses #yersiniapestis #rodents

{#Russia} As clarified in Rospotrebnadzor, a case of #human #infection with #plague was recorded in the #Bugat somon of the #Gobi-Altai aimag of #Mongolia, which borders China and is located more than 500 kilometers from the Russian border. Читайте на WWW.KP.RU: https://www.kp.ru/online/news/5335446/ #zoonoses #yersiniapestis #rodents

Oldest evidence of plague in Britain found in 4,000-year-old human remains
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/30/oldest-evidence-of-plague-in-britain-found-in-4000-year-old-human-remains?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#Archaeology
#YersiniaPestis

Black Death etched a mark on our genetics, warping immune responses, study finds - Enlarge / Researchers extracted DNA from the remains of people buried i... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1891350 #autoimmunedisease #infectiousdisease #naturalselection #yersiniapestis #blackdeath #evolution #science #nature #plague

Ancient DNA points to where the Black Death began - Enlarge (credit: Spyrou et al. 2022)

In 1338 and 1339, people ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1861869 #biologicalarchaeology #medievalarchaeology #yersiniapestis #bubonicplague #metagenomics #archaeology #ancientdna #blackdeath #y.pestis #science

Ancient trash heaps reveal the Plague of Justinian’s economic toll - Enlarge (credit: Guy Bar-Oz)
Ancient trash heaps recently yielded some clues about how the Plague... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1694582 #plagueofjustininian #byzantineempire #justinianplague #yersiniapestis #ancientisrael #bubonicplague #archaeology #garbology #gazawine #y.pestis #science #negev

The weird case of a dog with black plague—and the >100 people put at risk - Enlarge / The dog is thought to have caught the plague from a dead prairie dog. (credit: Getty | C... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1473593 #veterinarymedicine #infectiousdisease #yersiniapestis #bacteria #colorado #science #plague #fleas #cdc #dog