Raili Allmäe

Abstract Human betaherpesviruses 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/6B) are DNA viruses, which integrate into the human genome, and are best known to cause “sixth disease.” Despite their recent discovery (1980s), they were speculated to have a much longer history within the human population than modern data suggest. We present the first 11 ancient genomes of HHV-6A and HHV-6B, dating as far back as the 8th to 6th century BCE.

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The Stone Age Plague: 1000 years of Persistence in Eurasia Aida Andrades Valtuena, Alissa Mittnik, Ken Massy, Raili Allmae, Mantas Daubaras, Rimantas Jankauskas, Mari Torv, Saskia Pfrengle, Maria A. Spyrou, Michal Feldman, Wolfgang Haak, Kirsten I. Bos, Philipp W. Stockhammer, Alexander Herbig, Johannes Krause bioRxiv 094243; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/094243