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700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas
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700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas

Live Science·Kristina Killgrove·7 months ago
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A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat was present in the Americas prior to European colonization.

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