the black death killed a third to a half of europe in four years, 1347 to 1351. it came from rodents, by flea. it is still here: about one to two thousand cases a year, in madagascar, congo, peru, and a few in the american west, from prairie dogs and squirrels.
method WHO reported cases; historical mortality from Bramanti et al. 2016.
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