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After studying tree rings and analyzing climate and temperature during the the black plagues of Mid evil Europe Scientists in Norway came up with this hypothesis: - AC
[h=1]BBC News
'Gerbils not rats' carried the plague to Europe[/h] 24 February 2015 Last updated at 15:54 GMT
Scientists in Norway believe gerbils not black rats are to blame for outbreaks of the bubonic plague across medieval Europe.
Researchers have found a correlation between outbreaks in Europe and warm temperatures in Asia causing the gerbil population to rise and fleas to spread.
DNA from skeletons across Europe may reveal the answer.
The BBC's Richard Lister reports.
[h=2]Read more[/h] 'Gerbils replace rats' as main cause of Black Death
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project
Could bubonic plague strike again?
[h=1]Black Death Plague Caused by Gerbils[/h] [h=2]Asian gerbils are to blame for diseases that killed millions, scientists say.[/h] Us News and world report
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...lague-caused-by-gerbils?int=a6f909&int=a6f909
[h=1]BBC News
'Gerbils not rats' carried the plague to Europe[/h] 24 February 2015 Last updated at 15:54 GMT
Scientists in Norway believe gerbils not black rats are to blame for outbreaks of the bubonic plague across medieval Europe.
Researchers have found a correlation between outbreaks in Europe and warm temperatures in Asia causing the gerbil population to rise and fleas to spread.
DNA from skeletons across Europe may reveal the answer.
The BBC's Richard Lister reports.
[h=2]Read more[/h] 'Gerbils replace rats' as main cause of Black Death
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project
Could bubonic plague strike again?
[h=1]Black Death Plague Caused by Gerbils[/h] [h=2]Asian gerbils are to blame for diseases that killed millions, scientists say.[/h] Us News and world report
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...lague-caused-by-gerbils?int=a6f909&int=a6f909