Bubonic Plague

probable cause of the Black Death

Bubonic Plague is the most well-known variant of the deadly infectious disease plague, which is caused by the enterobacteria YersiniaPestis... Plague is endemic in many countries in Africa, in the former Soviet Union, the Americas and Asia. In 2003, nine countries reported 2,118 cases to the WHO (World Health Organization), of which 182 ended in death. All were isolated cases, except for an outbreak in a village in Algeria (the first in 50 years), which caused 11 infections and one death.