#idhistory #idsky #Donovanosis 1st described by McLeod, Professor of Surgery in Calcutta 1882 & 1905, Donovan described organisms in tissue taken from mouth of an Indian boy w/ ‘ulcerating granuloma of pudenda’. 1913 Aragao & Vianna Gram-bacillus as cause: named Calymmatobacterium graulomatis

Five centuries of consanguinity, isolation, health, and conflict in Las Gobas: A Northern Medieval Iberian necropolis Medieval genomes unveil genetic continuity, infections, and family relationships within an isolated population in Northern Iberia.

New study in #IberianHistory #IDHistory #smallpox: Rodriguez-Varela et al., "Five centuries of consanguinity, isolation, health, and conflict in Las Gobas: A Northern Medieval Iberian necropolis," www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... Need a primer on medieval smallpox? academic.oup.com/jhmas/advanc....