Leprosy in humans and animals
by Robert from Outbreak News Today on (#5QRSW)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The bacteria that causes the neglected tropical disease, Leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, was once thought to be an obligate human pathogen. However, they have been shown to be found in captive non-human primates, armadillos and most recently, red squirrels. A recent study published in Nature showed that two populations of wild chimpanzees found in [...]
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