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Plague bacteria may be hiding in common soil or water microbes, waiting to emerge

Written by David Markman, PhD Candidate, Colorado State University

Children at a school in Antananarivo, Madagascar, during a plague outbreak, Oct. 3, 2017. AP Photo/Alexander Joe, File

Plague is a highly contagious disease that has killed millions of people over the past 1,400 years. Outbreaks still sporadically occur in as many as 36 countries worldwide. Perhaps one of the greatest remaining mysteries...

Plague bacteria may be hiding in common soil or water microbes, waiting to emerge

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