15-Apr-2026The bacterium responsible for #scarletFever was not introduced to the Americas by Europeans
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15-Apr-2026
The bacterium responsible for #scarletFever was not introduced to the Americas by Europeans.
A research team led by Eurac Research has identified the #Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium in a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy and, for the first time, reconstructed the genome of this centuries-old pathogen. -
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15-Apr-2026
The bacterium responsible for #scarletFever was not introduced to the Americas by Europeans.
A research team led by Eurac Research has identified the #Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium in a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy and, for the first time, reconstructed the genome of this centuries-old pathogen.see also my recent feature on the presence of #syphilis in #SouthAmerica before Columbus. magic link should still be working: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html
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