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Cocoliztli: Mexico’s 16th-Century Mystery Epidemic
Cocoliztli and Mexico’s sixteenth-century mystery epidemics, including retrospective diagnosis, colonial records, ancient DNA, and pathogen uncertainty.
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By Devin Teichrow. Published December 30, 2025.
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Cocoliztli and Mexico’s sixteenth-century mystery epidemics, including retrospective diagnosis, colonial records, ancient DNA, and pathogen uncertainty.
Cocoliztli and Mexico's sixteenth-century epidemics, including hemorrhagic fever, colonial disruption, climate stress, and the evidence behind a historical mystery.
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