Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland)HumansMycobacterium tuberculosisIrelandHistoryMedieval
First confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from medieval Ireland by aDNA analysis - palaeopathological and microbial findings.
Eileen M Murphy, G Michael Taylor, Tom A Mendum, Graham R Stewart
Published: 202610.1016/j.tube.2025.102710
Abstract
Eight burials from the multi-period rural settlement site of Ranelagh near Roscommon town, Ireland, with palaeopathological lesions suggestive of skeletal tuberculosis or brucellosis were examined by ancient DNA (aDNA) testing. Tuberculosis infection…
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