
11/07/2025
The pathogen genomes were reconstructed from ancient skeletons in Chile. (Oscar Eduardo Fontana-Silva/Anna Brizuela) A new study has found that leprosy was circulating in Chile some 4,000 years ago, meaning the disease arrived in the Americas much earlier than previously thought. That's based on an analysis of ancient bones and teeth by researchers from institutions in Germany, Argentina, and Chile, and it challenges…...
The pathogen genomes were reconstructed from ancient skeletons in Chile. (Oscar Eduardo Fontana-Silva/Anna Brizuela) A new study has found that leprosy was circulating in Chile some 4,000 years ago…