A genomic and historical synthesis of plague in 18th century Eurasia.Show others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ISSN 0027-8424, E-ISSN 1091-6490, Vol. 117, no 45, p. 28328-28335, article id 202009677Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
genomes from nine individuals covering four Eurasian sites and placed them into an historical context within the established phylogeny. CHE1 (Chechnya, Russia, 18th century) is now the latest Second Plague Pandemic genome and the first non-European sample in the post-Black Death lineage. Its placement in the phylogeny and our synthesis point toward the existence of an extra-European reservoir feeding plague into Western Europe in multiple waves. By considering socioeconomic, ecological, and climatic factors we highlight the importance of a noneurocentric approach for the discussion on Second Plague Pandemic dynamics in Europe.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
National Academy of Sciences , 2020. Vol. 117, no 45, p. 28328-28335, article id 202009677
Keywords [en]
Yersinia pestis, aDNA, ancient DNA, pathogen, plague
National Category
History and Archaeology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-36777DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2009677117ISI: 000590745300015PubMedID: 33106412Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85096079818OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-36777DiVA, id: diva2:1500038
2020-11-112020-11-112024-06-17Bibliographically approved