Ancient Mycobacterium leprae genome reveals medieval English red squirrels as animal leprosy host.

Mycobacterium leprae One Health across time ancient DNA ancient pathogen genomics animal hosts of diseases medieval leprosy

Journal

Current biology : CB
ISSN: 1879-0445
Titre abrégé: Curr Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9107782

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 13 10 2023
revised: 15 02 2024
accepted: 02 04 2024
medline: 5 5 2024
pubmed: 5 5 2024
entrez: 4 5 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Leprosy, one of the oldest recorded diseases in human history, remains prevalent in Asia, Africa, and South America, with over 200,000 cases every year.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.006 PMID: 38703773
pubmed: 38703773
pii: S0960-9822(24)00446-9
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.006
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of interests We have no competing interests.

Auteurs

Christian Urban (C)

Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Spalenring 145, 4055 Basel, Switzerland; Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

Alette A Blom (AA)

Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Spalenring 145, 4055 Basel, Switzerland; Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3ER, UK; School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.

Charlotte Avanzi (C)

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, 401 W Pitkin St, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.

Kathleen Walker-Meikle (K)

Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Spalenring 145, 4055 Basel, Switzerland; Science Museum Group, Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD, UK.

Alaine K Warren (AK)

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, 401 W Pitkin St, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.

Katie White-Iribhogbe (K)

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 10 Thornaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG, UK.

Ross Turle (R)

Hampshire Cultural Trust, Chilcomb House, Chilcomb Lane, Winchester SO23 8RB, UK.

Phil Marter (P)

School of History, Archaeology and Philosophy, University of Winchester, Medecroft Building, Sparkford Road, Winchester SO22 4NH, UK.

Heidi Dawson-Hobbis (H)

School of History, Archaeology and Philosophy, University of Winchester, Medecroft Building, Sparkford Road, Winchester SO22 4NH, UK.

Simon Roffey (S)

School of History, Archaeology and Philosophy, University of Winchester, Medecroft Building, Sparkford Road, Winchester SO22 4NH, UK.

Sarah A Inskip (SA)

School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. Electronic address: s.inskip@le.ac.uk.

Verena J Schuenemann (VJ)

Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Spalenring 145, 4055 Basel, Switzerland; Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria; Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: verena.schuenemann@iem.uzh.ch.

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