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ArticlePathogens and global health

A possible trachoma cluster unveiling the mist of Le Rôdeur: probes in favor and against an alternative cause of the crew blindness.

Omar Simonetti, Emanuele Armocida, Benedetta Rossi, Francesco Samassa, Ylenia Gobbo, Roberto Luzzati, Verena Zerbato

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Omar SimonettiInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4016-4136
Emanuele ArmocidaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Benedetta RossiUnit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Francesco SamassaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ospedale dell'Angelo di Mestre - AULSS3 - Serenissima, Mestre, Italy.
Ylenia GobboInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Roberto LuzzatiClinical Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Trieste University, Trieste, Italy.
Verena ZerbatoInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 1819, a puzzling outbreak of infectious blindness afflicted nearly all crew members and African slaves aboard the French vessel Le Rôdeur during the transatlantic slave trade. This paper investigates the etiology of this unique event, comparing different pathogens that cause blindness:

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BlindnessDisease OutbreaksEnslavementTrachomaChlamydia trachomatisHistory, 19th CenturyHumansNeisseria gonorrhoeaeOnchocerciasis, OcularChlamydia trachomatisLe RôdeurNeisseria gonorrhoeaeOnchocerca volvulusriver blindnesstransatlantic slave trade

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PMID39894965
PMCPMC11905301

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