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You’ve Been Lied to About Rats and the Black Death

Recent research suggests that rats may not have played a critical role in the spread of plague. What can that tell us about outbreak narratives and their importance?

By David Popa

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-history/youve-been-lied-about-rats-and-black-death

The Plague at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=plague&submit_search=Search

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The State Health Department rat gang were a valuable asset in the fight against the Plague in Queensland from 1900 to 1909.

The image captures a group of around a dozen men standing in a line, each dressed in period attire—suits, vests, and wide-brimmed hats—while holding leashes of alert and active terriers, a breed commonly used for their prowess in rat hunting.

The dogs and their handlers were vital assets in the fight against plague-carrying rats in urban centers like Brisbane.

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