Red squirrels carrying medieval strain of human leprosy as people warned to stay away

The risk to humans is minimal but people have been warned to take precautions


By -- Telegraph—— Bio and Archives--November 12, 2016

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Red squirrels are carrying human leprosy and people have been warned to stay away from the animals to minimise the risk of catching the disease. One of the strains – which is affecting squirrels on Brownsea Island, off the south coast of Dorset – shares close similarities with that responsible for outbreaks of the disease in medieval Europe. -- More...
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