Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Variola virus is as old as the earliest historical lines of evidence suggest
D. Forni, C. Molteni, R. Cagliani…·M. Sironi
The paper estimates the emergence of variola virus (VARV) to be earlier than 3,800 years ago, resolving a debate between molecular dating and historical records.
DOI 10.1101/2022.06.28.498054