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Researchers uncover definitive evidence that the Justinianic Plague was caused by the same bacterium, Y. pestis, that caused Black Death, putting the mystery to an end after numerous studies


Over the course of history, there have been many devastating pandemics, from the Black Death in the 14th century, which wiped out an

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