Malaria in Prehistoric Sardinia (Italy): An Examination of Skeletal Remains from the Middle Bronze Age
Sardinia was an island with a history of a malarious environment until eradication efforts were conducted from 1946 to 1950. While historic documents suggest the disease was introduced from North Africa around 500 BC, no study has been conducted to test for the presence of malaria in prehistoric nat...
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Scholar Commons
2010
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Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1765 https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2764&context=etd |