Colonial-era viruses: Genetic evidence: Europeans brought smallpox to America
An international team provides the clearest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the New World
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An international team provides the clearest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the New World. It examined two mummified bodies of indigenous people who lived between the late 15th and early 17th century. Until now, according to the team, there was no direct genetic evidence linking the outbreaks in America during the colonial period with the strains circulating in the Old World.
Furthermore, The research team from Ireland, Chile and Japan had analyzed the first colonial-era smallpox genomes that had been obtained in America. They were buried in the north of Chile, according to the press release of the Irish University.
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An international team provides the clearest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the New World
reliability low1/3 sourcesIt examined two mummified bodies of indigenous people who lived between the late 15th and early 17th century.
reliability low1/2 sourcesUntil now, according to the team, there was no direct genetic evidence linking the outbreaks in America during the colonial period with the strains circulating in the Old World.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe research team from Ireland, Chile and Japan had analyzed the first colonial-era smallpox genomes that had been obtained in America.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThey were buried in the north of Chile, according to the press release of the Irish University.
reliability low1/2 sources
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