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Here, we review published evidence linking anthropological and biological data reflecting the past natural history of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>Y. pestis<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      infection.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Review of reported ancient\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>Y. pestis<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      genomes, paleomicrobiological, archaeological, and ecological data related to ancient plague.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results and Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      While some researchers attributed the Scandinavian Neolithic population decline to plague epidemics, we argue that early\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>Y. pestis<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      strains were more likely associated with outbreaks of food\u2010borne enteritis rather than flea\u2010borne plague. 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