Human remains excavated from a Roman cemetery in Syracuse, Sicily (IMAGE)

University of South Florida

Human remains excavated from a Roman cemetery in Syracuse, Sicily

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Researchers analyzed bone fragments and the teeth of 145 individuals alive between the 1st and 19th centuries. Approximately 20% of those remains contained traces of Bartonella quintana, the bacteria responsible for trench fever.

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