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The study examines skeletal remains from the Dominican Republic to investigate the origins of syphilis in Europe, suggesting a New World origin due to the presence of treponemal disease in skeletal populations examined. Findings indicate that 6%-14% of the skeletal remains exhibited characteristics consistent with syphilis, differing from other treponemal diseases like yaws and bejel. This evidence supports the hypothesis that syphilis was first recognized in Europe following Columbian contact, marking the

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