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Earliest known human TB found in 9,000-year-old skeletons
October 28th, 2008
The discovery of the earliest known cases of human tuberculosis (TB) in bones found submerged off the coast of Israel shows that the disease is 3000 years older than previously thought. Direct examination of this ancient DNA confirms the latest theory that bovine TB evolved later than human TB. The new research, led by scientists from UCL (University College London) and Tel-Aviv University and published in PLoS One, sheds light on how the TB bacterium has evolved over the millennia and increases our understanding of how it may change in the future. The bones, thought to be of a mother and baby, were excavated from Alit-Yam, a 9000 year-old...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-28)
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