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Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time ever
« on: November 13, 2020, 12:11:54 pm »
It's 2020, so it was bound to happen.   :thud:
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Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time ever
By Lia Eustachewich
November 13, 2020 | 11:09am

Wild chimpanzees in Western Africa have been found with leprosy for the first time ever — and now scientists are struggling to get to the root of the infectious disease that’s mostly found in humans.

The baffling discovery was made in several chimps at Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau, and in another more than a thousand miles away at Taï National Park in Ivory Coast, according to a new report by Science Magazine.

“I have NEVER seen this in chimps,” wildlife veterinarian Fabian Leendertz, who has a research site at the Ivory Coast park, told the publication. ...
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Re: Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time ever
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2020, 12:41:45 pm »
This is why you don't let chimps play with armadillos.
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Re: Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time ever
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2020, 12:50:30 pm »
Interesting article and because the source is really unknown is concerning. I'd be curious as to what other animals will develop leprosy in the future.
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Re: Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time ever
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2020, 12:53:52 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on November 13, 2020, 12:50:30 pm
Interesting article and because the source is really unknown is concerning. I'd be curious as to what other animals will develop leprosy in the future.

How Armadillos Can Spread Leprosy
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Re: Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time ever
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2020, 12:56:03 pm »
Cause by inbreeding within the Democrat Party.  Just saying!
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