Leprosy in wild chimpanzees
K. J. Hockings, B. Mubemba, C. Avanzi, K. Pleh, A. Dux, E. Bersacola, J. Bessa, M. Ramon, S. Metzger, L. V. Patrono, J. E. Jaffe, A. Benjak, C. J. Bonneaud, P. Busso, E. Couacy-Hymann, , F. H. Leendertz
The paper reports leprosy-like lesions in wild chimpanzees and identifies M. leprae strains with rare genotypes, suggesting multiple introductions from an unknown source.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2020Evolutionary Biology