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Medieval squirrels may have 'helped spread leprosy'
An examination of squirrel remains in the United Kingdom has opened up interesting questions and possibilities in terms of the history of the disease.
In the middle Ages, squirrels were sometimes kept as pets. Keystone/Paul Zinken
Squirrels could have played a role in the spread of leprosy in the Middle Ages. Researchers at the University of Basel... [2880 chars]
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