Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more ...

Oregon just had their first case of bubonic plague in years—yes ... There was only one case in each of 2018 and 2019, but five cases in 2017, and a whopping 16 in 2015. That 2015 mini-outbreak ...

A small genetic change makes the bacterium that caused the plague less fatal but possibly more transmissible, allowing for ...

A cat in Oregon has been blamed for infecting its owner with bubonic plague, in a rare modern case of the infection being passed onto humans in the US. Oregon officials confirmed that the infected ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A human case of the bubonic plague, responsible for one of the ... who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work ...

A pet owner in Oregon has been diagnosed with bubonic plague, a bacterial infection that can be deadly in humans if left untreated. It is the first case of the disease in the state since 2015.

After a case of bubonic plague was confirmed in Oregon earlier this week, some people may wonder if there’s a danger of the disease spreading in the U.S. The Oregon resident, who was the first ...

The lymph node swells and inflames, becoming what’s called a bubo (hence the term “bubonic plague”). Sponsor Message From there, the bacteria usually break out into the bloodstream where ...

A confirmed case of human bubonic plague in Oregon raised fears over a resurgence of the infamous contagion that wiped out millions in the Middle Ages. But officials say there's no cause for alarm.

A person in Pueblo County, Colorado, about 100 miles south of Denver, has been infected with bubonic plague, local health officials said Monday. Last week, state and local officials identified the ...