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Plague already circulated among Siberian hunter-gatherers 7,000 years ago

Genomic analyses reveal the presence of plague among hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal.

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These findings date the disease several millennia before population sedentarization.

They challenge theories about the emergence of epidemics linked to agriculture.

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Cette découverte modifie la compréhension historique des épidémies, montrant que la peste n'était pas uniquement liée aux sociétés agricoles. Elle ouvre de nouvelles pistes pour étudier l'évolution des maladies infectieuses.

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