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Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas - Yahoo News Canada

Published by The Conversation Africa By Marylynn Salmon, Smith College · 29 August 2026 at 17:20
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Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas - Yahoo News Canada
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The idea that Europeans brought new diseases to the Americas and returned home with others has been widely accepted. But evidence is mounting that for syphil...

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