Introduction: The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Part I

The Genomic Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Yungas Valley of Bolivia

During the period of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (TAST) some enslaved Africans were forced to move to Upper Peru (nowadays Bolivia). At first they were sent to Potosí, but later to the tropical Yungas valley where the Spanish colonizers established a so-called "hacienda system" that was based on slave labor, including African-descendants. Due to their isolation, very little attention has been...

The volume and structure of the transatlantic slave trade: a reassessment.

Estimate based on voyage mortality of 0.2. Voyage mortality on early French voyages was not much different from that on English ships. A sample of 9 French voyages, before 1705 yielded a mean mortality of 0.193 (SD = .173). Source: see text.

Part I . Introduction

Part I Introduction

Genetic Diversity of the Hepatitis B Virus Strains in Cuba: Absence of West-African Genotypes despite the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Cuba is an HBsAg low-prevalence country with a high coverage of anti-hepatitis B vaccine. Its population is essentially the result of the population mix of Spanish descendants and former African slaves. Information about genetic characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains circulating in the country is scarce. The HBV genotypes/subgenotypes, serotypes, mixed infections, and S gene mutatio...