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Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England

Red squirrels can carry bacteria that cause leprosy Karin Greevy/Shutterstock The DNA of leprosy-causing bacteria has been found in the…

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In medieval England, leprosy spread between red squirrels and people, genome evidence shows

Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an…

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