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2021

Journal article

Mycobacterium leprae diversity and population dynamics in medieval Europe from novel ancient genomes

Hansen’s disease (leprosy), widespread in medieval Europe, is today mainly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions with around 200,000 new cases reported annually. Despite its long history and appearance in historical records, its origins and past dissemination patterns are still widely unknown. Applying ancient DNA approaches to its major causative...

Pfrengle, Saskia ; Neukamm, Judith ; Schuenemann, Verena J ; Sheridan, Alison J
Ancient pathogen genomics, Mycobacterium leprae , Leprosaria , Ancient DNA, Pathogen diversity , Paleomicrobiology , Pathogen population dynamics , and Paleopathology