01361nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001900055653002600074653002800100653001100128653001100139653002100150653001100171653001000182653001200192653000900204653002300213653001700236653001600253100001300269700001100282700001500293245006200308300001000370490000700380520064600387022001401033       2014                            d  c2014 Feb10aBone and Bones10aCommunicable Diseases10aDiagnosis, Differential10aEurope10aFemale10aHistory, Ancient10aHumans10aItaly10aleprosy10aMale10aModels, Biological10aTuberculosis10aYoung Adult1 aRubini M1 aZaio P1 aRoberts CA00aTuberculosis and leprosy in Italy: new skeletal evidence.  a13-320 v653 a<p>Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are infections caused by Mycobacteria. This paper documents new skeletal evidence in Italy from the Iron Age site of Corvaro (Central Italy; 5th century BCE) and the Roman site of Palombara (Central Italy; 4th-5th century CE), and briefly reviews the extant evidence for these infections in Italy. The skeletal evidence for TB in Italy is more ancient than for leprosy, and is more common. The oldest evidence for both mycobacterial diseases is in the North of Italy, but this could be by chance, even if biomolecular models suggest a land route from the East to central Europe, especially for leprosy.</p>
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