Madagascar is one of the last places where outbreaks of human bubonic plague still happen regularly. Fleas carrying the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis can spread the disease through their bites.

So here’s all you need to know about bubonic plague. Caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis, plague is an infectious disease usually found on small animals and transmitted through fleas or ...

Well, believe it or not, the plague is still around. Blame fleas and the rats, mice, chipmunks, and squirrels they infect. Bubonic plague is caused by bacteria that live in fleas. If you get bit ...

The disease is spread by fleas." Bubonic plague is a bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis, typically spread through flea bites or contact with infected animals. Symptoms include fever ...

Bubonic plague, or "the black death," had raged throughout ... Japanese physician Masanori Ogata wrote "one should pay attention to insects like fleas for, as the rat becomes cold after death ...

A Santa Fe County dog was just diagnosed with the plague. It's the first animal plague case in New Mexico of 2025.

Fleas carry diseases including the plague ... It is these buboes that give bubonic plague its name. Around 50 per cent, or half or all those infected would die from bubonic plague.

The disease is spread by fleas." Bubonic plague is a bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis. According to the CDC and WHO, the ways plague moves from animals to humans involve being bitten ...

If bubonic plague isn't quickly addressed with antibiotics ... Protect your pets with flea treatments, especially if they go outside regularly. Take any pets that seem unwell to the vet promptly.