Neither the 14th century, nor a scientific paper, but probably nevertheless of some interest
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/squirrel-plague_n_3660709.html
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Rainer Schreg (August 17, 2013). Black Death in the US today. The Black Death Network. Retrieved January 19, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/m23i