15-Apr-2026The bacterium responsible for #scarletFever was not introduced to the Americas by Europeans.A research team led by Eurac Research has identified the #Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium in a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy and, for the first time, reconstructed the genome of this centuries-old pathogen. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1124374 #science #medicine #ancientDNA #pathogens #disease