Fri, 05/03/2024 - 11:00 Gizmodo Medieval residents of Winchester, England, probably got their leprosy from red squirrels in the area, according to a team of archaeologists and geneticists that studied remains from two archaeological sites in the city.Read more... Tags leprosy, red squirrel, zoonosis, bacterial diseases, american red squirrel, leper colony, alfred, mycobacterium leprae, squirrel, sciurus, verena schuenemann, acid fast bacilli, hansen, m leprae, influenza a virus subtype h5n1, mycobacterium Source Leprosy in Medieval England Probably Came From Red Squirrels
