The history books say Europeans brought leprosy to the Americas, but analysis of ancient DNA reveals that a form of the ...

Leprosy’s reputation for human destruction ... where it still infects red squirrels today. But we’re still in the dark about how it reached Asia, where cases have been documented.

Leprosy is a neglected disease ... and later in 2016 in red squirrels in the British Isles. Led by scientists from the Laboratory of Microbial Paleogenomics at the Institut Pasteur, also ...

Unearthing the hidden history of leprosy in the Americas-tracing its ancient origins, evolution, and profound impact on ...

"This discovery transforms our understanding of the history of leprosy in America," said Dr. Maria Lopopolo ... Notably, the analyses also suggest that the strains found in red squirrels in the UK in ...

"This discovery transforms our understanding of the history of leprosy in America," said ... the analyses also suggest that the strains found in red squirrels in the UK in 2016 are part of an ...

"This discovery transforms our understanding of the history of leprosy in America," said ... the analyses also suggest that the strains found in red squirrels in the UK in 2016 are part of an ...

The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the ...