Leprosy passed between medieval squirrels and humans, study suggests
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Genetic analysis of Winchester samples shows similar strains of disease and supports theory that fur trade played role in…
Medioevo: l’amore per le pellicce potrebbe aver diffuso la lebbra
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SCOPERTE – La popolarità delle pellicce di scoiattolo e della carne del piccolo mammifero, nel Regno Unito del Medioevo…
Could squirrel trade have contributed to England's medieval leprosy outbreak?
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Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to a growing body of evidence that…
Are Viking Squirrels to Blame for Infecting England with Leprosy?
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It's possible, say researchers who found that medieval strains of the disease may have come to Great Britain in the rodents…