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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/02/16/bubonic-plague-oregon-confirmed-what-to-know/72627028007/

Cases of bubonic plague per year

On the Infobox, it says "650 cases a year" citing the WHO website, but I can't find the 650 cases a year figure in either the archived date nor updated version of the site. I do however, see "In 2013 there were 783 cases reported worldwide", but that's a different number, and a figure 12 years ago, so it not necessarily representative of how many cases there are per year. Can somebody take a look at that figure? Sorry I don't know wikipedia protocol too well. Aitesedba (talk) 20:55, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1719 book on origins, prevention of the plague

A Discourse on the Plague by Richard Mead covers up to date for 1719 the plague, symptoms, how it is spread, and treatment.

what is interesting is Mead gives lots of examples of how the plague spreads without knowledge that it is rat flea carried bacteria. He gives many dates and places of plague outbreaks.

the book is available on project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32171 2600:1700:D591:5F10:5020:3488:98CE:B601 (talk) 06:16, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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