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Putting leprosy on the map

Nature Genetics volume 41, pages 1264–1266 (2009)Cite this article

Sequencing of the genome of a second strain of Mycobacterium leprae and the development of a genome-wide typing scheme have provided deeper understanding of the evolution and epidemiology of the leprosy bacillus. A new study confirms that leprosy has a single clone origin and has spread around the globe, following human migration and trade over the last several thousand years.

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Figure 1: The emergence of the single clone pathogen.

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