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Comment
. 2004 Feb;4(2):72.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)00923-5.

Was the Black Death caused by Yersinia pestis?

Michael B Prentice  1 , Tom Gilbert, Alan Cooper
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Was the Black Death caused by Yersinia pestis?

Michael B Prentice et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Feb.
No abstract available

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  • Yersinial F1 antigen and the cause of Black Death.
    Pusch CM, Rahalison L, Blin N, Nicholson GJ, Czarnetzki A. Pusch CM, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Aug;4(8):484-5. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)01099-0. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004. PMID: 15288817 No abstract available.
  • Was the Black Death yersinial plague?
    Wood J, DeWitte-Aviña S. Wood J, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Aug;4(8):485. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)01100-4. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004. PMID: 15288818 No abstract available.

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  • Yersinia seeks pardon for Black Death.
    Paterson R. Paterson R. Lancet Infect Dis. 2002 Jun;2(6):323. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(02)00309-2. Lancet Infect Dis. 2002. PMID: 12144891 No abstract available.
  • Cause of Black Death.
    Raoult D, Drancourt M. Raoult D, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2002 Aug;2(8):459. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(02)00341-9. Lancet Infect Dis. 2002. PMID: 12150843 No abstract available.
  • Was the Black Death yersinial plague?
    Wood J, DeWitte-Aviña S. Wood J, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003 Jun;3(6):327-8; discussion 328. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(03)00651-0. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003. PMID: 12781501 No abstract available.

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