Sentences with phrase «plague reintroductions»

Climate - driven introduction of the Black Death and successive plague reintroductions into Europe.

However, climate fluctuations in Asia — above average temperatures followed by sudden drops — consistently preceded plague reintroductions in Europe by around 15 years.

The pattern held for plague reintroductions via both land routes and maritime trade networks.

Not exact matches

Stenseth's team believe the 15 - year time lag between such crashes and the introduction of new plague - ridden fleas to Europe comprised three stages: a couple of years finding new hosts and coming into contact with humans, around 10 years travelling westward along trade routes such as the Silk Road, and finally the plague's reintroduction to Europe via marine trading harbours.