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Researchers In England Uncovered A Strain Of Leprosy In The Remains Of A Medieval-Era Red Squirrel, Suggesting This Species May Have Once Contributed To The Disease's Spread
The disease can result in skin lesions, nerve damage ... Later on, chimpanzees in West Africa and modern red squirrels in Britain were found to have been infected as well. Now, researchers ...
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Squirrels spread leprosy in 10th and 11th century England
Researchers said although there is evidence this disease has transmitted to humans ... which is what we see when people are processing squirrel skin. “So that gives us an idea of how humans ...