Nile rats and Black Death: Mummy reveals bubonic plague in Egypt 3,290 years ago
Researchers have uncovered the oldest confirmed case of the plague outside Eurasia in an ancient Egyptian mummy.
Did Nile rats spread the Black Death? Infected mummy shows bubonic plague existed in Egypt 3,290 years ago. Illustration.(photo credit: Irene Groebner. Via Shutterstock)
