{
  "id": 18626,
  "title": "Ancient DNA confirms historical accounts of how smallpox got to the Americas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/ancient-dna-confirms-historical-accounts-of-how-smallpox-got-to-the",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-07-30T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science Magazine",
    "slug": "science-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-dna-confirms-historical-accounts-how-smallpox-got-americas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“Landmark” paper finds disease originated with European contact",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nature",
        "title": "How smallpox reached the Americas: first genomic evidence points to Europeans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/how-smallpox-reached-the-americas-first-genomic-evidence-points-to",
        "published": "2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}