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Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Treponemal Infection in South Florida

An Epidemiological Approach

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ID12371832
AuthorsWilliam C Schaffer (Arizona State University, corresponding author), R S Carr (Archaeological and Historical Conservancy Inc. Davie FL 33341 USA), Robert Carr (0000-0002-7794-1402, Archaeological Conservancy)
Year2013
Volume25
Issue5
Pages765-775
Publication date2013-08-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.2343
OpenAlexW1549780360
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

Bioarchaeological analysis of the MDM site (8DA11) in Miami, Florida ( ad 400–1200) has identified human skeletal remains with lesions suggestive of and consistent with treponematosis. A population and epidemiological approach was utilised to compare the MDM site to geographically neighbouring skeletal samples from the Highland Beach mound (8PB11) ( ad 600–1200) and Fort Center (8GL12) ( ad 1–500/1000). These samples were then integrated with data from previous research on proliferative skeletal lesion prevalence on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Population comparisons suggest a higher prevalence of proliferative skeletal lesions in Atlantic coastal populations as opposed to the nearest sampled site from the interior ( p < 0.00001), a trend seemingly different from Gulf Coast populations. This investigation details the presence of treponemal disease in the Everglades archaeological region likely as early as ad 400, and the southern terminus in the contiguous United States that treponematosis has been reported. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Miami · Paleopathology · Pathology · Population · Sexually transmitted disease · Syphilis · Treponematosis · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Medicine · Epidemiology · Geology · Immunology

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Citations per year0,29
Citation span2019 - 2020 (2)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
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