<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[15-Apr-2026The bacterium responsible for #scarletFever was not introduced to the Americas by Europeans]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>15-Apr-2026<br />The bacterium responsible for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scarletFever" rel="tag">#<span>scarletFever</span></a> was not introduced to the Americas by Europeans.<br />A research team led by Eurac Research has identified the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streptococcus" rel="tag">#<span>Streptococcus</span></a> pyogenes bacterium in a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy and, for the first time, reconstructed the genome of this centuries-old pathogen.    </p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1124374" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span>124374</span></a>    </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" rel="tag">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientDNA" rel="tag">#<span>ancientDNA</span></a>  <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pathogens" rel="tag">#<span>pathogens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disease" rel="tag">#<span>disease</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://postcall.pub/topic/8850e8d7-0960-44cd-9d09-0b61d32c76fd/15-apr-2026the-bacterium-responsible-for-scarletfever-was-not-introduced-to-the-americas-by-europeans</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:03:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://postcall.pub/topic/8850e8d7-0960-44cd-9d09-0b61d32c76fd.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:56:49 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 15-Apr-2026The bacterium responsible for #scarletFever was not introduced to the Americas by Europeans on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:58:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>see also my recent feature on the presence of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/syphilis" rel="tag">#<span>syphilis</span></a> in  <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthAmerica" rel="tag">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> before Columbus.  magic link should still be working: <a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span>026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.social/users/proseandpassion/statuses/116420400044822251</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.social/users/proseandpassion/statuses/116420400044822251</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[proseandpassion@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:58:46 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>