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Did Christopher Columbus really bring syphilis back to Europe?

Following his comments in the Daily Mail, where he questioned new theories derived from a single skeleton with a questionable pathology, Dr Rob Knell was asked to write a piece in the Conversation about his theories on whether Christopher Columbus brought syphilis back to Europe.

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Read his article 'Syphilis sailed the ocean blue: why a bent femur won’t overturn Columbus theory'.

 

 

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