A rare and welcome sighting of red squirrels has been noted in County Durham, sparking renewed optimism among ...

Medieval residents of Winchester, England, probably got their leprosy from red squirrels in the area, according to a team of archaeologists and geneticists that studied remains from two ...

Red squirrels in the U.K. are having a pretty hard time at the moment. Their numbers have been declining for years and they have been driven out of many British forests by rival American gray ...

A study conducted by Professor Anna Meredith of the University of Edinburgh has revealed that symptoms such as fur loss and severe skin ulcers are a result of leprosy ...

By analysing the DNA in the bones, the team found genetic sequences from M. leprae in three people and one red squirrel. “There really was leprosy circulating among medieval squirrels,” says ...

In medieval England, leprosy spread between red squirrels and people, genome evidence shows. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 05 / 240503111918.htm.

As the The Telegraph reports, 25 red squirrel specimens sampled from Brownsea Island, off England's southern coast, all tested positive for leprosy-causing bacteria.

Researchers reassure infected modern red squirrels do not pose threat to people. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. ... Squirrels spread leprosy in 10th and 11th century England.

In medieval England, leprosy spread between red squirrels and people, genome evidence shows. Cell Press. Journal Current Biology DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.006. Keywords ...

The red-haired prince traveled to northern England to raise awareness for the area's endangered red squirrel population He had the welfare of red squirrels at heart, and when Prince Harry went ...