"However, the rapid spread of the Black Death and subsequent outbreaks of the next few centuries also suggest slow-moving rats may not have played the critical role in transmitting the disease that is often portrayed."
That is exactly the conclusion the authors reached in a book I read about 10 years ago: Return of the Black Death by Susan Scott & Christopher Duncan.
72 posted on 01/21/2023 9:50:17 AM PST by Inyo-Mono