Previous research had found leprosy in modern red squirrels, and genetic analysis suggested the strain was closely related to leprosy found in medieval humans. Don Hooper / Loop Images / Universal ...

Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae strains that caused leprosy in ...

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 ...

A red squirrel eating a hazlenut Alverstone Mead Nature Reserve in Sandown, England. (Credit: Peter Trimming, CC by 2.0 Generic) (CN) — The history of leprosy has been rewritten, thanks to a study ...

Researchers discovered leprosy-causing germs in people's DNA, as well as a red squirrel found in medieval UK locations, shedding light on the disease's spread. Scientists found leprosy-causing ...

Red squirrels spread a deadly disease to people in medieval England, reveals new research. Evidence from archaeological sites in Winchester, Hampshire, shows that the nut-loving rodents once served as ...