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
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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