Ancient viral genomes reveal introduction of human pathogenic viruses into Mexico during the transatlantic slave trade
After the European colonization of the Americas, there was a dramatic population collapse of the Indigenous inhabitants caused in part by the introduction of new pathogens. Although there is much speculation on the etiology of the Colonial epidemics, direct evidence for the presence of specific viru...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/ecbf1d892ae443da8e114b98fcf320df |
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