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Understanding Plague Outbreaks in Sparse Populations

The discovery of the oldest known plague outbreak among hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago challenges the existing understanding that dense farming villages are required for the plague to become deadly. This finding highlights a need to reevaluate the dynamics of plague transmission in sparse populations. It also underscores the importance of understanding how the plague could spread and impact communities that are not densely populated.

Science, Biology, Microbiology