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Re-examination of the Subalyuk Neanderthal remains uncovers signs of probable TB infection (Subalyuk Cave, Hungary)

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In 1932, skeletal remains of two Neanderthal individuals, a young adult female and a 3–4–year-old child, were discovered in Subalyuk Cave in Northern Hungary [1,2]. Results of the anthropological examination were published some years after this important discovery. Methodological progress encouraged re-examination of the material during the last few years. Radiocarbon dating revealed a chronological age of 39,732–39,076 cal. BP for the adult female and 36,117–35,387 cal. BP for the child [3]. Morphological paleopathological studies of these Neanderthal remains uncovered distinct evidence of skeletal infections. Alterations of the adult individual’s sacrum suggest probable early-stage sacroiliitis, while several vertebral bodies indicate superficial osseous remodelling of infectious origin. Traces of pathological lesions were observed on the endocranial surface of the child’s skull, reflecting a reaction of meningeal tissues, a consequence of a probable TB-related meningeal infectious process. Results of recent paleomicrobiological examinations – lipid biomarker and aDNA studies – support the morphological diagnosis of probable TB infections [4]
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György Pálfi, Erika Molnár, Zsolt Bereczki, Hélène Coqueugniot, Olivier Dutour, et al.. Re-examination of the Subalyuk Neanderthal remains uncovers signs of probable TB infection (Subalyuk Cave, Hungary). Tuberculosis, 2023, 143, pp.102419. ⟨10.1016/j.tube.2023.102419⟩. ⟨hal-04334701⟩
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