Scientists reconstruct 8 plague viruses from ancient remains. Genomic analysis reveals details of 1st historically recorded plague pandemic(Justinianic Plague) which began in 541AD in the Eastern Roman Empire and lasted nearly 200 years, spread in periodic waves across the Mediterranean and Europe.

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Scientists reconstruct 8 plague viruses from ancient remains. Genomic analysis reveals details of 1st historically recorded plague pandemic(Justinianic Plague) which began in 541AD in the Eastern Roman Empire and lasted nearly 200 years, spread in periodic waves across the Mediterranean and Europe.