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Syphilis had its roots in the Americas

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Syphilis had its roots in the Americas prior to the arrival of Columbus , and European colonialism made it globally dominant.

Ancient pathogen genomes from skeletons that pre-date 1492 confirm its introduction from the Americas , but its world-wide spread remains a grim legacy of the colonial period.

The Americas was a hub for ancient diversity within this disease group before the arrival of Columbus .

Syphilis , yaws, and bejel are the modern legacies of pathogens that once circulated in the Americas .

This is likely behind the breadth and intensity of the 16th century outbreak in Europe , whose global spread was facilitated by human trafficking networks and European expansion across the Americas and Africa .

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