The Black Death killed many people in the 1340s and 1350s. In 1665, another plague outbreak arrived in England. This is often referred to as the ‘Great Plague.’ During the outbreak of 1665 ...

Diodorus Siculus recorded that the outbreak killed thousands of Carthaginian soldiers daily, eventually forcing them to abandon their campaign. This plague significantly influenced the power ...

Madagascar is facing the worst outbreak of plague in 50 years. There have been more than 1,800 cases and 127 deaths since the start of August, according to new figures. The island off the south ...

There has recently been criticism of the government's perceived slow reaction to the outbreak. The health ministry says the latest bout of plague has infected about 230 people - in addition to ...

The plague’s deadliest outbreak was in the 1300s – but is it gone for good? In this one-minute video, our Ask Smithsonian Host, Eric Schulze, explains what causes the plague and what we are ...

The first recorded outbreak was the sixth-century A.D. Justinian Plague, but researchers have now found evidence that a virulent form of the bacterium was circulating at least as early as 1800 B.C ...

The outbreak began in Greece last month after which farmers culled over 10,000 sheep. Goat plague is likely to cause problems ...