Is it true that we still can contract plague by visiting to southern Russia?

I just read about it in this article
http://www.historytoday.com/ole-j-benedictow/black-death-greatest-catastrophe-ever

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SW-User

If it's in the article, then it must be true!

iszrichardon · 26-30, F

after reading it, i think it's true, and logic as this disease is insect borne, so,as long there is rat flea, plague will be there.

SW-User

@iszrichardon: Ugh... Sure.