Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age.

Mühlemann B, Vinner L, Margaryan A, Wilhelmson H, de la Fuente Castro C, Allentoft ME, de Barros Damgaard P, Hansen AJ, Holtsmark Nielsen S, Strand LM, Bill J, Buzhilova A, Pushkina T, Falys C, Khartanovich V, Moiseyev V, Jørkov MLS, Østergaard Sørensen P, Magnusson Y, Gustin I, Schroeder H, Sutter G, Smith GL, Drosten C, Fouchier RAM, Smith DJ, Willerslev E, Jones TC, Sikora M

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DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw8977
Published: 2020 Jul 24
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@article{allodium:10.1126/science.aaw8977,
  title = {Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age.},
  author = {Mühlemann B and Vinner L and Margaryan A and Wilhelmson H and de la Fuente Castro C and Allentoft ME and de Barros Damgaard P and Hansen AJ and Holtsmark Nielsen S and Strand LM and Bill J and Buzhilova A and Pushkina T and Falys C and Khartanovich V and Moiseyev V and Jørkov MLS and Østergaard Sørensen P and Magnusson Y and Gustin I and Schroeder H and Sutter G and Smith GL and Drosten C and Fouchier RAM and Smith DJ and Willerslev E and Jones TC and Sikora M},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)},
  doi = {10.1126/science.aaw8977},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw8977}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age.
AU  - Mühlemann B
AU  - Vinner L
AU  - Margaryan A
AU  - Wilhelmson H
AU  - de la Fuente Castro C
AU  - Allentoft ME
AU  - de Barros Damgaard P
AU  - Hansen AJ
AU  - Holtsmark Nielsen S
AU  - Strand LM
AU  - Bill J
AU  - Buzhilova A
AU  - Pushkina T
AU  - Falys C
AU  - Khartanovich V
AU  - Moiseyev V
AU  - Jørkov MLS
AU  - Østergaard Sørensen P
AU  - Magnusson Y
AU  - Gustin I
AU  - Schroeder H
AU  - Sutter G
AU  - Smith GL
AU  - Drosten C
AU  - Fouchier RAM
AU  - Smith DJ
AU  - Willerslev E
AU  - Jones TC
AU  - Sikora M
PY  - 2020
JO  - Science (New York, N.Y.)
DO  - 10.1126/science.aaw8977
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B, M., L, V., A, M., H, W., C, D. L. F. C., ME, A., P, D. B. D., AJ, H., S, H. N., LM, S., J, B., A, B., T, P., C, F., V, K., V, M., MLS, J., P, Ø. S., Y, M., I, G., H, S., G, S., GL, S., C, D., RAM, F., DJ, S., E, W., TC, J., & M, S. (2020). Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age.. Science (New York, N.Y.). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw8977

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