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Leprosy has migrated from human to chimps. Might have something to do with China's increasing presence in Africa, who knows?
"Wild chimpanzees in Western Africa have been found with leprosy for the first time ever — and now scientists are struggling to get to the root of the infectious disease that’s mostly found in humans...
..." I have NEVER seen this in chimps,” wildlife veterinarian Fabian Leendertz, who has a research site at the Ivory Coast park, told the publication..."
Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time ever
"Wild chimpanzees in Western Africa have been found with leprosy for the first time ever — and now scientists are struggling to get to the root of the infectious disease that’s mostly found in humans...
..." I have NEVER seen this in chimps,” wildlife veterinarian Fabian Leendertz, who has a research site at the Ivory Coast park, told the publication..."
Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time ever