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The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia.
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- Ancient DNA and Human Physiology.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Review
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- Insights into human adaptation from ancient DNA.Nature genetics · 2026Review
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- Quarantine as filter: a conceptual framework from early modern Venice.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2026Review
- ParaRef: a decontaminated reference database for parasite detection in ancient and modern metagenomic datasets.Genome biology · 2025Article
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25 authors.
Martin SikoraCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. martin.sikora@sund.ku.dk.ORCID 0000-0003-2818-8319
Elisabetta CanteriSection for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-9867-8247
Antonio Fernandez-GuerraCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8679-490X
Nikolay OskolkovDepartment of Biology, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5326-8893
Rasmus ÅgrenDepartment of Biology and Biological Engineering, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Lena HanssonDefinitive Healthcare, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Evan K Irving-PeaseSection for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-1940-2192
Barbara MühlemannInstitute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5314-8530
Sofie Holtsmark NielsenDepartment of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-7463-360X
Gabriele ScorranoCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0887-4023
Morten E AllentoftCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4424-3568
Frederik Valeur SeersholmCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hannes SchroederSection for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6743-0270
Charleen GaunitzCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jesper StenderupCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6916-106X
Lasse VinnerCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Terry C JonesInstitute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1120-9531
Björn NystedtDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-7809-7664
Karl-Göran SjögrenDepartment of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Julian ParkhillDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7069-5958
Lars FuggerOxford Centre for Neuroinflammation, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2883-3226
Fernando RacimoSection for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-5025-2607
Kristian KristiansenCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2423-308X
Astrid K N IversenCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. astrid.iversen@ndcn.ox.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3507-5956
Eske WillerslevCentre for Ancient Environmental Genomics and The Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. ewillerslev@sund.ku.dk.ORCID 0000-0002-7081-6748
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Wellcome Trust
Abstract
Infectious diseases have had devastating effects on human populations throughout history, but important questions about their origins and past dynamics remain
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BacteriaCommunicable DiseasesSpatio-Temporal AnalysisAnimalsArchaeologyAsiaDNA, AncientEuropeHistory, AncientHuman MigrationHumansParasitesVirusesZoonosesDNA, Ancient
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