7 May 2024
New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) strains also responsible for leprosy in humans.
Researchers from the University of Leicester and then University of Basel studied 25 human and 12 squirrel samples from Winchester, Hampshire to look for genetic evidence of M. leprae.
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Source: https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/squirrel