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  "path": "/ancient-syphilis-like-disease-in-vietnam-challenges-key-scientific-assumptions/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T23:16:47.000Z",
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    "Anthropology",
    "Archaeology",
    "Infectious Diseases"
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  "textContent": "Ancient skeleton evidence suggests congenital infection doesn’t prove syphilis, pointing instead to multiple treponemal diseases in history. New research led by a Charles Sturt University scientist is challenging a long-held assumption about ancient diseases. The findings could reshape a major debate in medical history: where syphilis originated. The research underscores the increasing difficulties scientists face [...]",
  "title": "Ancient “Syphilis-Like” Disease in Vietnam Challenges Key Scientific Assumptions"
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