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Bubonic Plague Strikes In Mongolia: Why Is It Still A Threat?

The bacterium that causes the plague travels around on fleas. This flea illustration is from Robert Hooke's Micrographia, published in London in 1665. (Getty Images)
The bacterium that causes the plague travels around on fleas. This flea illustration is from Robert Hooke's Micrographia, published in London in 1665. (Getty Images)

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