Leprosy spread between red squirrels and people in medieval England: study
Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae strains that caused leprosy in people according to a study published in the journal Current Biology. Leprosy is one of the oldest recorded diseases in human history and is still prevalent to this…
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