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When the Dutch government moved to stop headhunting by the Marind people of New Guinea in 1902 their actions unleashed new epidemics among a population suffering from low fertility. Donovanosis, a sexually transmitted infection for which no medicine was available, affected huge numbers. This compelling book investigates the causes of this epidemic,

Tik Merauke An Epidemic Like No Other

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      Publisher: MP-MEL Melbourne University
      Publication Date: 3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780522878141, 978-0522878141
      ISBN10: 0522878148

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      Book Synopsis
      When the Dutch government moved to stop headhunting by the Marind people of New Guinea in 1902 their actions unleashed new epidemics among a population suffering from low fertility. Donovanosis, a sexually transmitted infection for which no medicine was available, affected huge numbers. This compelling book investigates the causes of this epidemic,

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