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Ancient Mycobacterium leprae genome reveals medieval English red squirrels as animal leprosy host

1 May 2024

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Leprosy, one of the oldest recorded diseases in human history, remains prevalent in Asia, Africa, and South America, with over 200,000 cases every year. 1 , 2 Although ancient DNA (aDNA) approaches on the major causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae, have elucidated the disease's evolutionary history, 3 , 4 , 5 the role of animal hosts and interspecies transmission in the past remains unexplored. Research has...

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PMID: 38703773
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.006

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