Leprosy in wild chimpanzees.

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Leprosy in wild chimpanzees.

Nature - 1 Oct 2021

Hockings Kimberley J, Mubemba Benjamin, Avanzi Charlotte, Pleh Kamilla, Düx Ariane, Bersacola Elena, Bessa Joana, Ramon Marina, Metzger Sonja, Patrono Livia V, Jaffe Jenny E, Benjak Andrej, Bonneaud Camille, Busso Philippe, Couacy-Hymann Emmanuel, Gado Moussa, Gagneux Sebastien, Johnson Roch C, Kodio Mamoudou, Lynton-Jenkins Joshua, Morozova Irina, Mätz-Rensing Kerstin, Regalla Aissa, Said Abílio R, Schuenemann Verena J, Sow Samba O, Spencer John S, Ulrich Markus, Zoubi Hyacinthe, Cole Stewart T, Wittig Roman M, Calvignac-Spencer Sebastien, Leendertz Fabian H

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Humans are considered as the main host for Mycobacterium leprae1, the aetiological agent of leprosy, but spillover has occurred to other mammals that are now maintenance hosts, such as nine-banded armadillos and red squirrels2,3. Although naturally acquired leprosy has also been described in captive nonhuman primates4-7, the exact origins of infection remain unclear. Here we describe leprosy-like lesions in two...

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03968-4
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