British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodent Host for Leprosy Bacilli
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00008
Abstract: Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in the British Isles are the most recently discovered animal reservoir for the leprosy bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Initial data suggest that prevalence of leprosy infection is variable… read more here.
Keywords: remain known; squirrels remain; red squirrels; squirrel ... See more keywords