Treponematosis in Pre‐Spanish Western Micronesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371242 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diane L Trembly (P. H. Rosendahl Inc., Consulting Archaeologists, 204 Waianuenue, Hilo, HI 96720, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 397-402 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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(199609)6:4<397::aid-oa289>3.0.co;2-# |
| OpenAlex | W2088619068 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 4 |
There is no longer any doubt that treponemal infections existed in the pre-Columbian New World. In Europe, a few reported pre-Columbian cases seem to be rather firm both in diagnosis and dating. The possibility of treponema having been brought from the New World by Norsemen has been suggested. A New World origin hypothesis ignores the extremely high prevalence of yaws in pre-Spanish western Micronesia. On a sample of 486 individuals, we found 17–27 per cent of adults and 10 per cent of children to have skeletal yaws. It was present at least as early as the ninth centuryAD. Speculation on the origin of treponema must be global in scope, not just Euro-American
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Paleopathology · Syphilis · Treponematosis · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Medicine · History · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |