How smallpox reached the Americas: first genomic evidence points to Europeans

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Before its eradication in 1980, largely due to vaccination, smallpox stood as one of humanity's deadliest diseases

NEW YORK (AP) — Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas.

New research says ancient mummy DNA provides the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas