A Genomic and Historical Synthesis of Plague in 18Th Century Eurasia
A genomic and historical synthesis of plague in 18th century Eurasia Meriam Guellila,b,1, Oliver Kerstena, Amine Namouchia,c, Stefania Lucianid, Isolina Marotad, Caroline A. Arcinie, Elisabeth Iregrenf, Robert A. Lindemanng, Gunnar Warfvingeh, Lela Bakanidzei, Lia Bitadzej, Mauro Rubinik,l, Paola Zaiok, Monica Zaiok, Damiano Nerik, N. C. Stensetha,1, and Barbara Bramantia,b,m,1 aCentre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; bInstitute of Genomics, University of Tartu, 51010 Tartu, Estonia; cCentre for Integrative Genetics, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway; dLaboratory of Molecular Archaeo-Anthropology/ancientDNA, School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; eArkeologerna, National Historical Museums, SE-226 60 Lund, Sweden; fDepartment of Archaeology and Ancient History, Lund University, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden; gSchool of Dentistry, University of California Los Angeles, CA 90024; hFaculty of Odontology, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden; iNational Center for Disease Control and Public Health, 0198 Tbilisi, Georgia; jAnthropological Studies of the Institute of History and Ethnology, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 0177 Tbilisi, Georgia; kAnthropological Service of Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le province di Frosinone, Latina e Rieti (Lazio), Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, 00192 Rome, Italy; lDepartment of Archaeology, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; and mDepartment of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Prevention, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy Contributed by N. C. Stenseth, September 2, 2020 (sent for review May 29, 2020; reviewed by Guido Alfani and Ludovic Orlando) Plague continued to afflict Europe for more than five centuries genomes from this period.
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