Leprosy Existed in the Americas Long Before the Arrival of Europeans, Study Reveals | Ancient Origins
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- ancient origins
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- Fri 30 May 2025
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- https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/leprosy-europeans-americas-0022149
Ancient DNA reveals leprosy plagued the Americas long before European contact, rewriting the disease’s origin story and tracing M. lepromatosis back 9000 years.
