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British ‘First Fleet’ brought smallpox to Australia—and may have killed millions

science.org/content/article/british-first-fleet-brought-smallpox-australia-and-may-have-killed-millions

Biology & Medicine · @comentr ADMIN · 19h ago

Two papers pin the deadly disease’s introduction on British colonists and suggest the continent held far more people than previously believed

— via Science Magazine (AAAS), Andrew Curry

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