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Ancient genomes reveal Iron Age origins of human herpesvirus 6
Eleven ancient HHV-6 genomes from Europe reveal viral integration into human chromosomes persisted for over 2,500 years, with about 1% of people inheriting the virus today.
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Herpesvirus, which today is common among children, turned out to be an ancient companion of mankind. His DNA was found in the remains of Iron Age humans.
At least since the early Iron Age, people have been infected with herpes viruses. The genetic traces of the pathogens can be detected in teeth and bones from this epoch.
·Heidelberg, Germany
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A group of scientists from the University of Vienna (Austria) and the University of Tartu (Estonia) have reconstructed for the first time ancient genomes of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from archaeological human remains more than two millennia old, confirming that these viruses have evolved with and within humans since at least the Iron Age.
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