A germ's journey to isolated islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12370872 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diane L Trembly (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 621-624 |
| Publication date | 1997-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199711/12)7:6<621::aid-oa399>3.0.co;2-a |
| OpenAlex | W2007490601 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The presence of skeletal tuberculosis in Hawaiian populations prior to Euro-American contact (i.e. before Captain Cook) raises the question: ‘From where did it come?’ Three hypotheses are explored: the Polynesians brought it with them in their migrations across the Pacific from Asia; it was acquired through contact with American Indians during prehistoric times; some nameless sixteenth or seventeenth century tuberculous Spanish sailor was shipwrecked on a Hawaiian island. These three hypotheses are explored through linguistic, archaeological and botanical evidence. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Biology · Evolutionary biology · Geography · Germ · Germ theory of disease · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Cell Biology · History · Microbiology
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |