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The geography of smallpox in England before vaccination: A conundrum resolved

Smallpox is regarded as an ancient and lethal disease of humans, however very little is known about the prevalence and impact of smallpox before the advent of vaccination (c.1800). Here we use evidence from English burial records covering the period 1650–1799 to confirm a striking geography to small...

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Autores principales: Davenport, Romola Jane, Satchell, Max, Shaw-Taylor, Leigh Matthew William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pergamon 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5958952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29684651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.04.019

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