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Ancient DNA solves Plague of Justinian mystery to rewrite pandemic history - Phys.org

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the world's first recorded pandemic—in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the outbreak was first described nearly 1,500 years ago.

By:University of South Florida
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Ancient DNA solves Plague of Justinian mystery to rewrite pandemic history - Phys.org
For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinianthe world's first recorded pandemicin the Eastern Mediterranean, where the outbre… [+7483 chars]

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