BBC News - 'Gerbils replace rats' as main cause of Black Death - 3 views
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If we're right, we'll have to rewrite that part of history."
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The Black Death, which originated in Asia, arrived in Europe in 1347 and caused one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history.
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It had been thought that black rats were responsible for allowing the plague to establish in Europe, with new outbreaks occurring when fleas jumped from infected rodents to humans.
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